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Issue 5

For several years now, Europe’s hospitals have been facing changes—changes that have intensified over the past 12 months. In 2005, McKinsey partners met leaders from around the globe in Paris at the second International Hospital CEO Conference to discuss the opportunities and threats these challenges pose. We started a discussion about how hospitals can not only survive under these difficult conditions but thrive, making the hospital business an attractive and successful one for all players.


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Articles

Facts and figures: International comparison of DRG systems

Creating an optimal DRG system is both an art and a science. Each country makes choices based on risk management and pricing.

Quality of care: An international perspective for the NHS

The National Health Service is undergoing a deep structural transformation. What can the NHS learn from experience in the United States, Germany, Scandinavia, and Australia?

Patient choice: Threat or opportunity for UK hospitals?

UK hospitals need to develop new capabilities quickly. Success will depend not only on the treatment results but on how well they can market these to essential customer segments.

Revolutionizing healthcare management … well, almost

Intensified competition means that entrenched methods and systems will need to yield to new managerial techniques.

Optimized procurement unlocks cash and strategic options

Hospital procurement can take on a strategic role in helping to stem the tide of surging healthcare costs. How should hospitals go about this, and what can they learn from other industries and other health care players?

How IT can bring hospitals back to health

Hospitals must become far more efficient while improving the quality of care. This can be achieved by leveraging information technology and making the requisite changes in hospital operations.

The future of German hospitals

Competition has reached the German provider landscape. Hospitals that cannot keep up with the change process will lose out. Others will come out on top. What is the difference between these two groups?

Challenges and opportunities in Middle Eastern healthcare

The Gulf States have improved their healtcare systems dramatically. Now they face new challenges.

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