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Stress found to be a major healthcare cost driver in the UK

A new report from Cigna has found that stress-related illness is the biggest health expenditure in the UK, costing the NHS over £11 billion per year

IFC to invest US$10 million into building new hospitals in Indonesia

RS Awal Bros Hospital Group is to receive a 10-year loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which the company will used to build new hospitals in Indonesia

Healthcare administration was a costly component for the US in 2017

According to study findings published in medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine, one-third of US healthcare spending costs in 2017 stemmed from administration

Jewett Orthopaedic Clinic becomes a member of Orlando Health

Under the new arrangement, Jewett Orthopaedic physicians and team members will be fully integrated into Orlando Health, and a new hospital facility will be built

Destination Spotlight: Portugal and Madeira

Mandy Langfield asks what resources are available for international visitors seeking healthcare

Urgent care facilities in the healthcare market

Tatum Anderson investigates the distribution of and access to urgent care facilities, and why they are proving to be an important attribute to the healthcare market

PROFILE: International Hospital Federation

How can healthcare thrive in a context of uncertainty? Eric de Roodenbeke, CEO, discusses the work of the International Hospitals Federation (IHF) to this end

Challenges facing the cost containment sphere

How are companies that provide global cost containment services to health insurers dealing with the challenges they face going into 2020? Femke van Iperen investigates

Destination Spotlight: Portugal and Madeira

Mandy Langfield asks what resources are available for international visitors seeking healthcare

Urgent care facilities in the healthcare market

Tatum Anderson investigates the distribution of and access to urgent care facilities, and why they are proving to be an important attribute to the healthcare market

PROFILE: International Hospital Federation

How can healthcare thrive in a context of uncertainty? Eric de Roodenbeke, CEO, discusses the work of the International Hospitals Federation (IHF) to this end

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Protecting hospitals - and patients - from cyberattacks

Security experts warn that more major cyber attacks like the WannaCry ransomware attack of May 2017 are inevitable. How will hospitals be affected and what steps must they take to…

Destination spotlight: Costa Rica

A small Latin American country that has become the byword for ecotourism, rainforests and wildlife – one-quarter of Costa Rica is protected area and national park – is also a…

Company profile: Global Clinic Rating

Co-Founder and Clinical Ambassador Daniel Shaw discusses how GCR strives to ensure clinics deliver the best patient experience possible