Healthcare Magazine June 2015 | Page 54

CLINICA SHAIO FOUNDATION
The new Cardio Prevention Gym
In its relationship with health insurance companies , Shaio confronts the problem of the high cost of using state-of-the-art medical equipment . However , as a health organization , Shaio understands that in the long-term , using high technology costs less .
“ The relationship with the insurers is always difficult because , as a first-tier institution , where high technology is deployed , they always associate this to high costs . Therefore , what we attempt to do in partnership , and what we ’ ve achieved , is to show the insurers that the use of high technology is not synonymous with high