Claims withheld while scheme under investigation…?
A recent
media report alleging that medical aid claim payments are withheld because a
scheme was under investigation prompted a question from the floor to this
effect...
Care compromised by fraud, abuse equally concerning
While the monetary losses incurred by fraud, waste and abuse (FWA) represent the biggest industry challenge, directly related problems such as compromising the quality...
HASA is not opposing the NHI
This opinion piece by
HASA CEO Dr Dumisani Bomela appeared in the Sunday Independent on 3 March 2019
It is unfortunate when stridently opposing parties use
misleading...
Better long-term survival for heart attack patients taken directly to heart...
Heart attack patients taken directly to heart centres for
lifesaving treatment have better long-term survival than those transferred from
another hospital, reports a large observational study presented...
SAPPF to hold special general meeting on 27 March
The Board of Directors of SAPPF has recently resolved to
allow membership of SAPPF to Physiotherapists, Optometrists, General
Practitioners and Allied Healthcare Professionals. In order to...
Drug interactions in emergency department common but preventable, study finds
In a study conducted by Rutgers University 38% of patients
discharged from the emergency department had at least one drug interaction
resulting from a newly prescribed...
Health spending now 10% of global GDP
Spending on health is growing faster than the rest of the
global economy, accounting for 10% of global gross domestic product (GDP). A
new report on global...
SAMA stresses importance of workforce remodelling in Budget welcoming statement
Because
the country’s health workforce is already depleted - and the system is losing
skilled expertise to global locations - critical disciplines must be preserved
in exploring...
Higher push-up capacity reduces risk of CVD events
Higher push-up capacity is associated with a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events among male firefighters, the authors of a study published online...
Adcock reports 17% increase in trading profit
Local pharmaceutical company, Adcock Ingram Group has
reported a 17% increase in trading profit for the six-month period ended 31
December 2018 despite a strictly price-regulated...
Acetaminophen found to reduce postoperative delirium sigificantly
In a new study published in JAMA, physician-researchers at
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center found that intravenous acetaminophen
significantly reduced the incidence of postoperative delirium following
coronary...
Heart failure focus in Cardiovascular Emerging Leader Programme 2019
The 2019 cohort marks the sixth year of the World Heart Federation (WHF) Emerging Leaders programme and will focus on heart failure. Applications are now...
Netcare joins global think tank on healthcare improvement
Netcare has joined The Leading Health
Systems Network, an international collaborative network of healthcare leaders
and organisations dedicated to improving healthcare delivery across the
world.
In partnership with the...
CMS functioning “normally” despite fraud probe against senior official
The Council for Medical Schemes has assured all its
stakeholders that the regulatory body is functioning normally and that it
continues to execute its mandate of...
Collective priorities set for next week’s Fraud Summit
The establishment of standards for South Africa’s private healthcare sector to effectively deal with fraudulent activities - including fair sanctions for convicted fraudsters -...
Diet drinks may be associated with strokes among post-menopausal women
Among post-menopausal women, drinking multiple diet drinks
daily was associated with an increase in the risk of having a stroke
caused by a blocked artery, especially small...
Advanced ‘3D-imaging’ assisted keyhole heart and lung surgery performed at Netcare...
More than 80 patients along the West Coast who required open
heart or lung surgery have benefited from keyhole procedures using
three-dimensional (3-D) imaging technology, following...
National Health Compact: “We are working on it but need more...
Work on the much-anticipated health compact aimed at putting
in place concrete steps and undertakings to fix the country’s ailing healthcare
system is continuing but will...