New healthcare app CAREFUL helps clinical teams reduce the dangers of handover

Healthcare start-up CAREFUL has launched its platform to help make handover safe, save lives and speed-up patient flow in hospitals by making discharges quicker to save costs and improve care

Dutch Caribbean Hospital Alliance founded

The hospitals of the Dutch Caribbean – comprised of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and a number of special municipalities - have established a cooperative under the name Dutch Caribbean Hospital…

Saudi moves all healthcare services into National Health Holding Company

The Saudi Cabinet has established the Health Holding Company, and is aiming to approve the charter of the National Health Insurance Center

Diego Fernández appointed President and CEO of GeoBlue

GeoBlue, a provider of high-tech, high-touch health insurance solutions for the globally mobile, has announced the appointment of Diego Fernández as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective 13 June

Hospital and health leaders to gather in Dubai for the IHF World Hospital Congress

ITIJ is pleased to announce a media partnership with the 45th IHF World Hospital Congress, taking place in Dubai in November 2022

Gen Z employees seeking better benefits and wellbeing support

Research from global benefits and rewards platform Perkbox reveals that more than three-quarters of Gen Z employees have thought about moving jobs in the last six months

Only 38 per cent of expats feel optimistic about future

New research by AXA has revealed that only 38 per cent of expats feel optimistic about their future, compared with 44 per cent of the local nationals in their respective…

New broker technology platform launches for IPMI

A digital Health Compass platform was launched, providing intermediaries fully licensed access to the international private medical insurance (IPMI) market

Southern Cross voted NZ’s most trusted health insurer

Southern Cross Health Insurance (Southern Cross) has been recognised in the 2022 Reader’s Digest NZ Most Trusted Brands survey, winning the health insurance category for a sixth consecutive year

The inevitable technology revolution in healthcare

With World Health Day just around the corner on 7 April, Credit Suisse Fund Manager Thomas Amrein highlights the vast spectrum of potential investment opportunities in digital healthcare companies

Healix launches Healix ConneX digital healthcare solution

Healix Health Services has announced the launch of Healix ConneX, a digital health benefit providing employers with accelerated access to key clinical support

Cleveland Clinic expands global footprint with opening of London hospital

Cleveland Clinic has opened Cleveland Clinic London Hospital, a 184-bed hospital at 33 Grosvenor Place in central London

Corporate health & wellness trends 2021

Aetna International's Dr Hemal Desai considers the impact that remote working, reduced access to health checkups and a newfound dependence on technology will have on how Employee Assistance Programmes are…

Allianz Partners on expatriate insights for 2021

Allianz Partner’s Michael Markwell discusses the changing needs of expats working abroad in 2021

MAXIS Global Benefits Network on ageing workforces and IPMI

MAXIS Global Benefit Network’s Head of Health & Wellness, Dr Leena Johns, discusses how group health insurers should adapt their IPMI offerings to keep costs low and meet the needs…

Protecting employees’ mental health during Covid-19 – no matter where they are in the world

Amid the growing mental health pandemic, Arjan Toor, CEO of Cigna Europe, takes us through some of the latest Cigna survey results to identify what it is that travelling employees…

Accreditation in the global healthcare marketplace

Tatum Anderson assesses the range of international hospital accreditations available on the global market today – looking at what each of these signifies in terms of international patient care –…

Second medical opinion services

A second medical opinion (SMO) has the potential to change the management of medical care drastically, especially for international patients. Clara Bullock explores why SMOs have become more popular while…

The benefits of remote patient monitoring technologies

Hospitals & Healthcare investigates remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies, how these are influencing the development of healthcare so that it is increasingly centred around the patient experience, and how payers…

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

Medical assistance and healthcare provision in Singapore

Singapore is widely regarded as a centre of medical excellence in Asia, presenting a superior destination for a wide variety of high-quality treatments, but how do its long-term prospects weigh…

Exploring international patients’ access to healthcare in Central America

Mike Robertson takes a look at the tapering isthmus of Central America, detailing how access to healthcare for expatriates and travellers varies across the region, and uncovering some of the…

Destination Spotlight: Spain's healthcare system

Tatum Anderson reports on the access to healthcare across Spain's various autonomous regions, identifying some of the main issues surrounding medical assistance in the country both tourists, hospitals and insurers…

Destination Spotlight: Qatar and Bahrain

Clara Bullock explores access to healthcare in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) member states of Qatar and Bahrain

Destination Spotlight: Vietnam

Looking at how access to healthcare in Vietnam has developed in recent years

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…

Destination spotlight: Thailand

Thailand is seeking to market itself as an attractive destination for international patients. Tatum Anderson investigates the potential for medical tourists and talks to the experts to find out more…