PCNS warns about scam
The Private Code Numbering System (PCNS) is warning all healthcare professionals that the BHF's name has recently been used falsely to send SMS’s to PCNS...
Schemes’ forensic units ‘laws unto themselves’: IPAF
The Independent Practitioner Association Foundation of South Africa (IPAF), in a firmly worded position statement* on fraud and alleged racism by medical schemes just...
Recordkeeping and the value of the mundane
The recent judgment (on 7 May 2019) of
the Gauteng High Court in amongst others, Viviers and MEC for Health Gauteng,
is unexceptionable on the facts...
Collaboration needed to stabilise system
Collaboration
between associated service providers to the country’s healthcare personnel and
needs in general is critical, particularly in an environment under transition
such as that being experienced...
Insurance company, co-operative bank join forces to fill private practice security...
Well-known global professional services organisation, Aon, and Medicoop,
a co-operative bank dedicated to the exclusive needs of healthcare
professionals, have entered into an agreement to jointly...
CMS announces details of probe into medical schemes
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) says it hopes its
probe into allegations of unethical conduct by medical schemes against medical practitioners
will solve the issue...
SIU probe into HPCSA welcomed
The HPCSA has welcomed the probe by the Special
Investigating Unit (SIU) into the Council. In a notice in the Government
Gazette on Friday, President Cyril...
Ethics key to professional healthcare in SA
South African healthcare is currently under severe pressure
due to a steady increase in the number of incidents of medical malpractice that
almost inevitably resulted in...
Medico-legal crisis videos for top office released
In a unique initiative intended to bring the extent of the medico-legal crisis in South Africa directly to the attention State President Cyril Ramaphosa,...
Healthcare Federation of SA to be launched in July
Deliberations on the launch of a South African Chapter of the African Health Federation, which commenced during the African Health Business symposium in Johannesburg...
Probe launched into medical schemes’ treatment of healthcare professionals
Bodies representing healthcare professionals and the medical
schemes industry have welcomed the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) decision
to probe allegations of unethical behaviour by some...
KZN doctors meeting comes of age with challenging health future debate
What is the future of healthcare in South Africa? Arguably one of the most loaded questions doing the rounds in the country’s political, social...
Doctor-patient-specific mobile health platform now in SA
The advent of telemedicine emerging as a promising solution for many doctors seeking ways to streamline their practice, expand their reach and improve quality...
Transition of aging surgeons to non-clinical roles: new recommendations released
Age-related declines in cognitive function and psychomotor
performance are important considerations in many professions, including
medicine. However, few guidelines exist for translating performance
observations into the medical...
Extent of medical apps, telehealth use highlighted in US study
Health insurance beneficiaries generally are dissatisfied with the apps that their insurers are providing, according to a new study by well-known global marketing organisation,...
Health professionals supportive of medicinal cannabis, but…
There is a fundamental difference between being supportive of medicinal cannabis and being directly responsible for its delivery, lead author of a review on...
HPCSA warns against unethical conduct in optometry
The HPCSA has expressed its concern about the unethical
conduct as well as transgressions of guidelines and policies by some
practitioners registered with the Professional Board...
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