Singapore

Their strict regulations are finally easing.

And yes, this is a major challenge.

Skilled staff and professionals are still the backbone.

There were fewer foreign patients in Q3.

Expect more acquisitions in 2016.

In today’s highly digitised world, keeping up is not enough for healthcare firms to remain relevant.

Find out what it is about.

Is it time to flock to untapped markets?

The rise in chronic diseases is boosting the need for more services.

Here are the five unsung heroes of the digital healthcare revolution.

If there was ever a good year to be sick, it would be 2015, as public and private entities are injecting renewed vigour into the Asia-Pacific region’s healthcare scene. Experts are predicting that the industry will continue on an upwards trajectory, spearheaded by innovations in primary care and hospital services.

They can breeze through the economic slowdown.

Find out what HIMSSAsiaPac15 has in store.

While Asia’s health industry must address a host of vital issues, analysts agree hospital coffers need the most attention.

Gone are the days when only a few individuals, mostly the well-to-do, could afford decent medical insurance coverage.

With the rise of chronic diseases and an increasing elderly population in Singapore, the island’s residents are shifting their medical spending strategy towards early disease detection instead of reactive treatment. This bodes well for advanced diagnostic imaging services, which have seen increased demand. These allow Singaporeans to detect a disease before it progresses into the later, deadlier, stages with higher costs.