Pro Tip: Learn how to use HBI Alerts to follow your favorite topics

Psychiatry and Mental Health

 

New performance-based payment system for Swiss psychiatry

The new performance-based reimbursement system for Swiss inpatient psychiatric institutions poses "a considerable challenge to the financial management of Swiss psychiatries" according to PwC. Healthcare Europa speaks to Head of Swiss Healthcare at PwC, Patrick Schwendener, to find out more.

EXCLUSIVE: UK psychiatry giant dismisses sale rumour

The Priory, the UK's biggest private provider of psychiatric and mental health services, has very strongly denied any suggestion that it is for sale, after Healthcare Europa learned from multiple sources that rumours of a possible sale had been circulating for some time.

Interview: CEO, Healios, Richard Andrews

Will chatbots replace humans in the treatment of mental illness? Andrews, CEO of Healios, which provides teleconsultations for undiagnosed or treatable mental illness, thinks they will sometimes. So what services is it providing now and what does the future look like? 

New Dutch value-based payment system for mental health services

Dutch health insurer Menzis has put in place value-based payments dependent on healthcare providers' results for the treatment of depression. We speak to a market expert and a Dutch outpatient provider in mental health about the changes.

Interview: Zoe Blake, CEO, XenZone Group

The world faces an explosion in demand for mental health services, so how far can this be met by digital platforms? XenZone is the largest such platform in England. Some 40% of all young people aged 11-25 have free at point of access to its service. We talk to Zoe about the service, which employs 200 people and is profitable, about its markets and its plans for the future.

Find Us