Modern medical equipment is vital to delivering quality healthcare, but its high cost remains a major barrier for many hospitals and care providers. To bridge this gap, Security Bank has partnered with healthcare procurement platform Dr. Bidder to offer streamlined financing options for equipment purchases, combining procurement and funding into a single, simpler process.
SM Investments Corporation, parent firm of the SM Group, has forged a partnership with the Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) to integrate official hazard and risk data into the planning and management of its properties and operations nationwide.
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) plans to pilot a global-budget payment system that could give hospitals funding upfront, as it expands no-balance-billing options and seeks to cut patients’ out-of-pocket healthcare costs.