Table of Contents
Executive Summary .................................................................3
Chapter 1: European Med Tech & Healthcare Services in the
drive for healthcare efficiency...............................................10
Chapter 2: From “cost in” to “cost out” – a renewed focus
for the business of healthcare ..............................................26
Part 1: Restraining cost growth – defining the scale of the
problem ...................................................................................28
Part 2: The need to control healthcare expenditure is real
and pressing ...........................................................................41
Part 3: Controlling expenditure growth and the impact on
the business of health............................................................46
Company Profiles...................................................................57
Fresenius Medical Care .........................................................58
Fresenius SE...........................................................................63
Grifols......................................................................................68
Nobel Biocare .........................................................................74
Rhön-Klinikum........................................................................79
Straumann...............................................................................84
Smith & Nephew.....................................................................89
Synthes ...................................................................................94
Appendix ...............................................................................100
Afterthought..........................................................................106