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Value-based healthcare in Taiwan: Towards a leadership role in Asia

A value-based approach to healthcare is gradually gaining traction in Taiwan, as the country’s healthcare system confronts the opportunities and pressures of innovative new medical treatments along with a growing burden of both chronic and infectious diseases.

Cancer control, access and inequality in Latin America: A tale of light and shadow

The Economist Intelligence Unit has created the Latin America Cancer Control Scorecard (LACCS) to assess cancer-control policies and programmes in 12 Latin American countries. The LACCS shows that a number of countries in the region have put in place or strengthened their National Cancer Control Plans. However, plans are often not sufficiently comprehensive and lack funding. Progress has also been made in rolling out population-based cancer registries in the region, but issues with data quality and coverage persist.

Hospitals prepare for an uncertain future

Seismic shifts lie ahead for the hospital sector. How will changes in business models and policy, technology advances and innovation affect the sector? Rita Numerof, Co-founder and President of Numerof & Associates, and Kenneth Raske, President and CEO of the Greater New York Hospital Association, discuss the impact of technology, innovation, business model changes and policy shifts on the hospital sector.

EIU: Where do you see the greatest opportunities for innovation in the hospital sector right now?

A growing challenge: Hospitals operating in cost-constrained environment

Across the U.S., hospital executives are feeling pressure. Although growth rates in medical costs have slowed in recent years, hospitals now need to manage budgets within new payment contracts, such as value-based reimbursement and bundled payments. Unsurprisingly, then, an Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey, sponsored by Prudential, revealed that costs are a dominant concern for hospitals and will shape business strategies in the years to come.

Recruitment challenges prompt new wave of innovation for U.S. hospitals

From rising costs to an aging population, today’s hospital leaders have no shortage of concerns. However, they are all connected to a single issue—the need to acquire talent. This emerges from a new Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey— sponsored by Prudential—of more than 300 executives from hospitals of different sizes, locations and structures.

Recruitment challenges prompt new wave of innovation for U.S. hospitals

From rising costs to an aging population, today’s hospital leaders have no shortage of concerns. However, they are all connected to a single issue—the need to acquire talent. This emerges from a new Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey— sponsored by Prudential—of more than 300 executives from hospitals of different sizes, locations and structures. The survey reveals that talent is becoming a more pressing issue. In 2015, when the EIU conducted the first survey of the sector, attracting the best talent was less of a concern than other challenges.

Why menstrual hygiene is everyone’s business: Lessons from Kenya

Chris Hearle (a social development specialist at Oxford Policy Management) and Kiera MacLean (a freelance journalist) discuss the stigma around the topic of menstruation, its impact and the next steps for policymakers

Significant policy gaps exist for delivering integrated care for people living with heart disease

Heart diseases kill nearly 18m people worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation, and the burden of disease is rising globally. In addition to the ongoing focus on reducing mortality from heart disease, the new focus is on ensuring healthy life years for increasingly ageing populations. However, new research by The Economist Intelligence Unit adds to the growing evidence that there are significant policy gaps in promoting heart health, especially in terms of delivering integrated care for people living with heart disease.

Kids And Old Age: Taking the long view of children's health and well-being

How European countries are failing to integrate people with mental illness into society

As the UK marks Mental Health Awareness Week, integrating those with mental health issues into society requires particular attention. However, research from The Economist Intelligence Unit has identified major policy gaps.

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