Detecting Diseases with Personalized Radiology : Alliar--A Highly Productive Business Model Benefits Millions of Patients in Brazil
For a year and a half, Adeni appealed to three hospitals in Salvador—without success. She approached the private health system, but couldn’t afford the amount charged, of about R$1,400 (US$415).2 She did not have private health insurance and was re...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/422141477555901872/Detecting-diseases-with-personalized-radiology-Alliar-a-highly-productive-business-model-benefits-millions-of-patients-in-Brazil http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25390 |
| Summary: | For a year and a half, Adeni appealed to
three hospitals in Salvador—without success. She approached
the private health system, but couldn’t afford the amount
charged, of about R$1,400 (US$415).2 She did not have
private health insurance and was reliant on the public
health system, just like 75 percent of all Brazilians. It
was mid-2016 when Adeni was finally able to have the
procedure performed, after Alliar, through its subsidiary,
the Brazilian Diagnostic Network (RBD), had established a
new diagnostic imaging center at the Cican. The new center
was made possible through the first ever Public Private
Partnership (PPP) for diagnostic imaging services in Brazil.
In February 2015, Alliar’s consortium established an 11.5
year PPP with the State of Bahia to build, operate, and
staff new diagnostic imaging centers in 11 hospitals across
the state and establish one tele-radiology center. The PPP
allows Alliar to provide quality diagnostic services to
low-income patients covered by the Sistema Único de Saúde
(SUS), the universal healthcare system in Brazil. The PPP
has already had a huge positive impact on Bahia’s public
healthcare system. It was a game changer for patients who
had experienced a lot of stress while enduring long waits.
In only five years, the quality of Alliar’s work has led it
to become recognized as one of the best diagnostic imaging
companies in Brazil. It is exponentially increasing the
number of patients—with both public and private health
insurance—that now have access to diagnostic services. By
addressing pent-up demand in previously underserved areas,
patients are spending less time waiting for a diagnostic
exam that will determine the course of their treatment.
Through the Command Center, it is revolutionizing the
delivery of tele-radiology that ensures high-quality imaging
and enables radiologists to provide more accurate
interpretations. Alliar has proved that the private sector
is a key partner to provide high-quality diagnostic imaging,
while reducing costs, increasing productivity, increasing
access to care and accelerating results for doctors and patients. |
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