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Tertiary care hospital opens in Lagos

Evercare Hospital Lekki is part of the Evercare Group, and will offer enhanced patient care abilities to the Nigerian city and beyond

France to inject funding into cyberdefense systems

The move was announced by President Emmanuel Macron in February following multiple cyberattacks on hospitals and other organisations

New report calls for increased security across digital health apps

A report published by cybersecurity firms highlights that digital health apps are vulnerable to API attacks, as well as EHR breaches

Employees hiding mental health conditions from managers

Bupa reveals the impacts of this in a UK study, and has also expanded its health and wellbeing offerings available to SilverCloud customers at no extra charge

Research begins on a wristwatch that can help detect Covid

Researchers in the US are working to determine whether a digital wristwatch can be used to alert wearers that may have become infected with Covid

Sun Life enhances mental wellbeing support amongst Canadian employers

Canadian financial services and insurance company Sun Life has built a toolkit to help employers support their workers’ mental health and wellbeing, no matter where they are in the world

Telemedicine growth continues unabated

New data from US healthcare comparison platform Relief Seeker unearths that a myriad of anxiety treatments have been driven into the healthcare sphere through telehealth

French health insurer suffers cyber attack

The latest count of cybercrime further highlights the vulnerability of healthcare IT infrastructure

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…

The rising cost of international health insurance

Tatum Anderson assesses the many factors affecting the rise in health insurance premiums, including increasing treatment costs, higher incidence of chronic conditions, evolving and expanding regulatory requirements, and the accelerated…

American Heart Association - Dr Mariell Jessup

INTERVIEW: The American Heart Association on cardiovascular disease care

As part of US Heart Month this February, Hospitals & Healthcare spoke with Dr Mariell Jessup, Chief Science and Medical Officer of the American Heart Association, to find out about…

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Cost Containment born in the USA, now reaching the world: an introduction to Phia International

The International Hospitals & Healthcare Review speaks to Phia International to find out more about their mission to help international travel insurance payer community stop overpaying for US medical claims…

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…

Hospital price transparency in the US and international patient care

There’s much talk of upcoming healthcare reformation in the US following the ruling on hospital pricing transparency; Tatum Anderson spoke to hospitals and cost containment companies to find out just…

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…