15-Jun-16 Bricon GmbH, part of China's Naton Medical Group, has acquired the manufacturing site of Zrinski AG in Germany and has re-formed it as Zrinski GmbH. Naton, with more than 3,500 employees, is one of China’s leading medical technology manufacturers. It intends to expand its position in the premium segment of the Chinese market with products “Made in Germany”. [image: Zrinski]

23-Jun-16 Internet firms, medical hardware makers and medical service providers should collaborate to provide an integrated service for patients and stakeholders in healthcare. Li Tiantian, founder of Hangzhou-based healthcare service group Dingxiangyuan, said mobile healthcare should be better promoted in community healthcare service centers to connect other players in the industry. [image: SCMP]

22-Jun-16 Public hospitals in China are facing tougher scrutiny over prescriptions and tests as Beijing tries to find ways to cut costs and keep spending growth below 10%. A directive by the NHFPC aimed at controlling spending calls on its provincial and municipal branches to convey budget goals to public hospitals and establish a system for overseeing health care expenses. [image: South China Morning Post]

12-Jun-16 The introduction of a family doctor system in China is expected to provide huge opportunities for independent institutions offering medical and information management services. The government has unveiled guidelines to extend the family doctor system nationwide, expecting every household to have a contracted family doctor by 2020. [image: Xinhua]

09-Jun-16 IHH Healthcare's wholly-owned subsidiary Parkway Pantai is developing a 450-bed multi-specialty tertiary hospital in Shanghai. Called ParkwayHealth Shanghai International Hospital, it is slated for opening in 2020. It will offer a range of specialties and healthcare services, with a focus on cardiology, cardiac surgery, gastroenterology, urology, minimally invasive surgery, general surgery and internal medicine. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]