Global healthcare case studies and best practices

From PwC's Bending the Cost Curve series

As developed and emerging economies contend with increasing demand for healthcare services, they face a common challenge: how to manage the escalating costs while increasing access and quality. We believe that it will take the collaborative effort of the best minds from industry, academia and government worldwide to tackle this challenge.

Bending the Cost Curve is a four-part, two-year global symposium series designed to create a network for sharing emerging best practices that can “bend the cost curve.” The requirement for change is urgent, and there is no sense in re-inventing the wheel where practical and adaptable solutions have already proven successful.

Symposium #1

February 1/2, 2011, Washington, DC

On 2 February 2011, PwC, in conjunction with three sponsoring organizations—the Atlantic Council, McGill University and The Commonwealth Fund—launched Bending the Cost Curve: Emerging International Best Practices. The meeting brought together some of the world’s leading healthcare experts who explored five international case studies, debated the issues and left with lessons learned.

Symposium #2

June 15/16, 2011, Amsterdam,the Netherlands

PwC, in collaboration with McGill University and The Nuffield Trust, hosted the second symposium of Bending the Cost Curve in Amsterdam . About 30 European healthcare leaders participated in roundtable discussions exploring case studies in: Wiring-up Healthcare; Integrated Care; Precision Medicine; Hospital Efficiency and Regulation of Healthcare .

Symposium #3

November 15/16, Singapore

In collaboration with Duke-NUS and McGill University, our third meeting in the series featured global healthcare leaders having candid discussions focused on solutions for meeting the growing demand for healthcare while containing costs. The program explored best practices in the areas of: public-private partnerships; mobile Health; biocluster development; solutions for the ageing; and healthcare reform.

Symposium #4

March 1/2 2012, Stellenbosch, South Africa

The fourth meeting in our series will focus in particular on the challenges faced in emerging economies, highlighting innovative practices and solutions that are transferable from one healthcare system to the next. Healthcare executives and leaders from around the globe will gather in South Africa for this landmark event.