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FREE BLOG A new HBI for a new era

Last week I wrote about the inspiration behind the conference title “New models for the new era” and how it applies to our healthcare sector. As well as serving this market, HBI is a media business too. This week I’d like to share some thoughts about our journey and place in the market. Spoiler alert: we are branching out beyond the traditional health care services beat that has been our mainstay. Read on to find out more. 

How digitalisation can add value 

Hype over ‘telehealth’ is now largely a thing of the past. But there are ways that digitalisation can radically improve health care provision, and save significant amounts of time for both clinicians and patients. And many of the largest gains don’t require state-of-the-art software or advanced AI algorithms. 

New UK healthcare business data protection guidance published

The UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office, has published new guidance to provide regulatory certainty on how health and social care organisations keep people properly informed about the use of their personal information.

UK ophtha market heating up, whilst Germany’s remains cool

The UK’s for-profit ophthalmology sector is heating up, with multiple groups likely to come up for sale this year. This is being driven by the long term increase in the amount of cataract surgeries the NHS is outsourcing. Meanwhile deal activity in Germany’s sector is still on pause, due to a decrease in cataract surgery post Covid.

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