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Healthcare CEOs gears up against cybersecurity threats
19 Jul 17
63% of executives are tackling security breaches in their firms.
Medical manufacturers in, miners out in Australia
5 Jul 17
Australia banks on healthcare innovation to drive economic growth.
Singapore hospitals are losing foreign patients
3 Jul 17
RMF, for one, hit a single-digit drop in non-local patients.
A robot a day keeps the doctor away
3 Jul 17
Patient care will radically change as AI solutions gain more traction.
China gets green light for $100m loan for elderly care system upgrade
30 Jun 17
The system boost will be for Hebei Province.
Hong Kong plans to revamp old hospitals
20 Jun 17
This is to cut waiting time for patients.
3 reflections of rising private healthcare demand in Singapore
20 Jun 17
The rising private healthcare spend is one.
Australia's government to invest US$7.42b on national health plan
20 Jun 17
The amount will be shelled out over a span of four years.
Public healthcare fees in Hong Kong to rise for the first time in 14 years
7 Jun 17
The fees and charges for private patients will also be revised.
India's failing public health sector is hurting doctors
1 Jun 17
Doctors are attacked in undermanned overcrowded hospitals.
India's allocation for health to balloon by 20% to US$7b
1 Jun 17
Is it high time for a sustainable financial model?
Hong Kong Hospital Authority's annual recurrent provision gets $2b boost
1 Jun 17
It will now be provided with $54.4b.
Start-up costs for new Hong Kong hospital drags IHH Healthcare's profits
24 May 17
1Q17 core earnings were down by 15%.
ParkwayPantai's S. Ganesan to take the podium at the Healthcare Asia Forum
19 May 17
He will discuss Malaysia's e-health initiative.
Malaysia Healthcare's Suresh Ponnudurai to tap on Malaysian medical tourism
9 May 17
He will be at the 2017 Healthcare Asia Forum in Kuala Lumpur.
Prince Court Medical Centre's Datuk Dr. Kuljit Singh to speak at the Healthcare Asia Forum
9 May 17
He will focus on the advantage of digitalisation in managing patient care.
Singapore pioneers use of Smart Health TeleRehab
8 May 17
Therapists will be able to use wearable sensors and remote monitoring.
Singapore Press Holdings buys nursing home provider for S$164m
26 Apr 17
It will acquire over 900 beds from Orange Valley.
Venture capital funding in health IT sector almost doubled to $1.6b
25 Apr 17
There were 165 deals transacted.
Why healthcare companies keep flocking to China despite headwinds
25 Apr 17
Raffles Medical is among those that have unveiled big developments.
Why Raffles Medical might be biting off more than it can chew
12 Apr 17
Its plans to expand in China spell further cost pressures.
Generics market stifles Korea medicine sales growth outlook
12 Apr 17
No thanks to younger population preferring this over branded ones.
Singapore's healthcare spending to jump over 5% of GDP by 2020
12 Apr 17
But it's still below regional average spend.
Asia-Pacific healthcare IT market to hit double-digit growth in the next six years
7 Apr 17
Japan and India account for more than half of market share.
Guangzhou is China's top city for healthcare
29 Mar 17
Centralization of healthcare services resulting in various problems.
National University of Singapore launches “calculator” to predict risk for hospital readmission
29 Mar 17
The web-based tool helps identify patients who are at high risk of readmission within 15 days.
Japan to remain Asia-Pacific's most attractive pharmaceuticals market
29 Mar 17
Despite a pricing regime that limits revenue-generation opportunities for companies.
Farrer Park Hospital CEO to tackle healthcare innovation in Singapore
23 Mar 17
How should "high touch" be intertwined with "high tech"?
Taiwan faces headwinds in upgrading long-term care
15 Mar 17
Training for caregivers is still inadequate.
China's drugmakers face headwinds despite regulatory improvements
14 Mar 17
Accessibility to innovative medicines is still an issue.
Singapore's health ministry to inject $24m funding to strengthen manpower
14 Mar 17
About 9,000 additional staff will be needed until 2020.
Why you shouldn't miss 2017 Healthcare Asia's Leadership Roundtable
8 Mar 17
Thought leaders from 7 hospitals will be converging in one roundtable.
Raffles Medical Group's full-year profit up 1.3% to $70.2m
28 Feb 17
Thanks to healthcare services' 30.8% revenue growth.
China M&A projected to track close to 2016's achievements
28 Feb 17
The previous year had new record highs.
Thailand eyes reforming its universal health coverage
28 Feb 17
UHC is primarily funded by taxation.
Healthcare Asia Forum 2017 commences its 3-city roadshow in Manila
23 Feb 17
It was attended by around 60 healthcare industry players from the Philippines.
Hong Kong's Gleneagles Hospital to charge extra 20% for common surgical procedures
15 Feb 17
This is applicable to patients with long-term illnesses.
China's medical device market predicted to grow 10.5% in under a decade
15 Feb 17
Total spend will hit CNY210.4b.
Here's what you should expect at the 2017 Healthcare Asia Forum
10 Feb 17
It will be on February 16 at the Makati Shangri-La.
Cardinal Santos Medical Center's CIO to speak at the 2017 Healthcare Asia Forum
10 Feb 17
Find out what his discussion points are.

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2018 Healthcare Asia Forum - Kuala Lumpur leg
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