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Australian private hospital sector in crisis: what is happening and how can it be fixed?
The Australian private hospital sector is in crisis, with approximately 80 hospitals closing in the past five years and another 12 discontinuing maternity or mental health services. Many doctors warn that private maternity services might completely close down within the next five years. The growth in private admissions has fallen significantly short of expectations, primarily due to rising healthcare service costs, increasing out-of-pocket expenses, and unaffordable health insurance.
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India increases public health spending, but out-of-pocket costs remain high
In this infographic we look at the healthcare budget allocation in the world's most populous country, India. Find out moreLatest HBI Blog - See more HBI blogs
Health tech venture investment may also be through the bottom of its cycle
Last month we reported that healthcare M&A investment may be through the bottom of the cycle, after two years of downturn. But it’s not just M&A of healthcare services providers that has been negatively impacted by the increase in interest rates over the past two years. Venture capital investment into health tech start-ups and scale-ups has also been affected, but now may be about to rebound.
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Four new growth avenues for healthcare providers — an interview with McKinsey
We sat down with Michael Morley, Partner at consulting firm McKinsey, at our annual conference last month, to discuss four new sources of revenue growth that healthcare providers are exploring.Open Access and White Papers - See more open access and white papers
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Interview: Mark Stoesz, GE Healthcare
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Mark Stoesz, President Enterprise Solutions and Partnerships, International, at medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and digital solutions innovator GE HealthCare, is speaking at HBI 2024 in London about how healthcare providers can get the most out...
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The future of elderly care — an interview with James Tugendhat, CEO of HC-One
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With HBI 2024 now just a couple of days away, we spoke with James Tugendhat, CEO of HC-One, about the care home provider’s digitalisation and data utilisation work, which has helped it to bolster its position post-COVID and improve quality processes and outc...
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Moving the dial on sustainability — an interview with Ambika Jindal of ING
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With HBI 2024 now under a week away, we spoke with Ambika Jindal, Group Head of Sustainability Integration & Implementation at ING, about the bank’s sustainability journey and the importance of sustainability generally in the healthcare sector....
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Interview: Dr. Volker Wendel, Sanoptis
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Dr. Volker Wendel founded Sanoptis in 2018 in Switzerland with Carsten Horn. Six years later, the group has grown to more than 400 locations across six European countries. The group was initially backed by PE firm Telemos Capital, who then sold it to Belgian h...
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Interview: Michael Schelper, Senior Vice President Corporate Development, Caresyntax
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With HBI 2024 now just three weeks away, we spoke with Michael Schelper, Senior Vice President Corporate Development at Caresyntax, a company that provides a digital platform to assist with surgery, about the company’s focus on data utilisation....
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Interview: Dr Tyson Welzel, Group Chief Innovation Officer, Mediclinic
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With HBI 2024 now just weeks away, we spoke with Dr Tyson Welzel, Group Chief Innovation Officer at Mediclinic, about the company's focus on achieving carbon neutrality as part of its focus on innovation....
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