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Interview: Prof. Daan Dohmen, Founder, Luscii Healthtech

Covid has been good for Dutch digital health player, Luscii, which creates virtual wards at home, keeping patients out of hospital. Its platform has processed almost 25 million registrations for both chronic conditions, and patients undergoing episodic care. Active in the Netherlands, the UK, Ireland and several African countries, it is now moving to Germany.
December 16, 2021

Mediclinic buys Mehilainen’s digital platform

Mediclinic International has entered into a group-wide digital collaboration with BeeHealthy, a subsidiary of Finnish-based international private healthcare provider Mehiläinen.
December 9, 2021

Russia kickstarts remote diagnoses

Russia has just started a new three-year pilot that allows specific providers to make remote diagnoses and prescriptions, it is one of the last countries in Europe to deregulate telehealth. 
November 25, 2021

Docplanner fundraising in 12 months after Germany move

Pan-European booking platform Docplanner has made its first meaningful internationalisation in four years with the acquisition of German doctor-rating player Jameda. CFO Peter Bialo tells HBI that the recently-minted unicorn will be heading for another fundraising round in a year.
November 25, 2021

Helium Health acquires Qatari doctor booking platform

African healthtech provider Helium Health has acquired Meddy, a Qatar and UAE-based doctor booking platform, with a view to expansion. HBI speaks to Adegoke Olubusi, Helium Health co-founder and  CEO, to find out more.
November 18, 2021

Spain to spend €450m on health digitalisation

Spain will spend over €450m on the digitalisation of its primary care sector, building a new data network and AI as part of a new €1.5bn healthcare budget. The sector, however, says it is not enough.
November 18, 2021

China cracks down on telehealth

The Chinese government has banned remote consultations without prior diagnosis and forbidden AI as a substitute for doctors in a major crackdown on the digital health sector. The new rules have left stocks reeling.
November 11, 2021

Interview: Bart Malenstein, CEO, Quin

Dutch telehealth company Quin recently sold seven of its 11 physical GP practices with plans to sell the remaining four. CEO Bart Malenstein tells HBI that the company will instead focus on a licensing model to make its digital platform available to operators. This includes plans to expand into more specialist care and into other countries. 
November 4, 2021

More questions for Babylon

The more you look at the Babylon SPAC deal, the more black box it looks. The sheer complexity of the US insurance system makes it impossible for investors to assess its prospects with any accuracy. And then there is the question of the $230m sale of shares made by "certain accredited investors". How much of this went to Babylon founder Ali Parsa?
November 2, 2021
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