Eliminating wastage key intervention to rooting out fraud
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Managing perceptions vital to NHI debate’s political resolve
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Managing perceptions vital to NHI debate’s political resolve
Managing
perceptions by each of the protagonists in the ongoing National Health
Insurance (NHI) debate will be key to it making any progress towards achieving universal
health...
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Outcome Measuring and Reporting – Vital to fixing the potholes in...
Outcomes measurement and reporting (OMR) have the potential to address many failings in the South African health system. However, despite agreement among most stakeholders...
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TRIPS waiver for vaccine manufacture: ‘well-intentioned, but unfeasible’*
South Africa’s Department of Health has revealed that over 12.2 million COVID-19 vaccines1 have been administered so far, with 5.8 million people completely vaccinated2...
Certificate of Need regulations: ‘withdraw, consult, redraft!’
The controversial Certificate of Need (CoN) draft regulations bear little relation to the empowering sections in their origin, the National Health Act of 2003,...
Doctors strongly advised to stick to evidence-based medicine, regardless…
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Certificate of Need, schemes’ ‘new normal’ top agenda
Topical concerns for medical schemes and practitioners, namely budgeting for COVID, the pandemic progression and the Certificate of Need respectively, will be addressed in...
Outcomes measurement system vital to improve patient care in SA
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The importance of outcome measuring and reporting to curb SA’s spiraling...
From 4 to 5 September, the first Southern African conference on the importance of outcome measuring and reporting (OMR) will be held virtually. Aimed...
Establishing an outcomes measurement and reporting system is key to improving...
From 4 to 5 September the first Southern African conference on the importance of outcome measuring and reporting (OMR) will be held virtually. Aimed...
COVID pandemic is delaying the implementation of the NHI
The Covid-19 pandemic has delayed the implementation of the National Health Insurance bill, and it will undoubtedly continue to do so, says Phumelele Makatini,...
HPCSA CEO back at work after his suspension was lifted
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Doctors wearing white coats seen as more experienced and professional
Casual attire is becoming more popular among physicians, but according to a survey conducted in the US, patients still prefer white coats. The survey...
New webinar series on how medical practices can thrive amid Covid...
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