31-Mar-16 Private health sector operators in Australia, including insurers and pharmacists, are pushing for bigger roles in patient care after the federal government unveiled plans to shake up care for Australians with chronic disease such as diabetes and arthritis. [image: Tim Boyle / Getty Images]

16-Mar-16 From 2010/11 to 2014/15, public hospital admissions increased by 3.2% annually in Australia, but 4.0% for private hospitals. 6 mn people were admitted to public hospitals in 2014/15 and 4.2 mn to private facilities. 57% of admissions did not involve surgery. The majority of surgical admissions (60%) occurred in private hospitals. [image: Finder]

03-Mar-16 India has one of the biggest health protection gaps amongst the countries in Asia. The gap is projected to increase by 12.3% annually to US$214 billion by 2020. India will face a shortfall in healthcare financing of close to US$43 billion in 2020, which will require additional fiscal spending or higher out-of-pocket funding by individuals. [image: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, Swiss Re ER&C]

25-Feb-16 In Saudi Arabia, the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, SK Telecom and ezCaretech have been engaged in a hospital information system project worth approximately KRW70 bn since 2014 in a contract with six hospitals under the Saudi Arabian Ministry of National Guard. The transfer of the Samsung Medical Center’s genome-based precision medicine Avatar System is around the corner, too. [image: Business Korea]

02-Feb-16 The cost of Australian healthcare has grown about 4% annually over a decade to AUD6,248 (USD4,449) per person. This was not due to either inflation or population growth rates, which were both factored in to the results. The growth was driven by a range of factors, including medical advances, the ageing population and an increase in people suffering chronic illnesses. [image: Alex Ellinghausen]