Collaboration key to NHI success
Some members of the private healthcare sector regard the introduction of National Health Insurance (NHI) a threat, but that should not be the case, says Dr Mangaliso Mahlaba, chief operating officer of Thebe Ya Bophelo Healthcare, South Africa’s foremost black-owned...
Technology transforming healthcare in 2015
As technology has become more integrated with healthcare, consumers and medical professionals alike are adjusting to new ways of doing things. Emily Ross, director of private healthcare search engine WhatClinic.com, examines some of the trends to watch out for in the...
Healthcare provider to deploy BlackBerry Classic
Healthcare provider Mackenzie Health will use BlackBerry Classic within its organisation. Mackenzie Health, which includes Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital, the future Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital and a comprehensive network of community services, will make BlackBerry...
Orange, USAID boost m-health innovations
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and global telecommunications operator Orange announced a new alliance to develop innovations in mobile health (m-health) at the Global M-health Forum in Washington, DC. These m-health innovations will help treat and...
Garden City upgrades radiology department
Dr De Villiers and Partners has upgraded its radiology department at the Netcare Garden City Hospital, which is based in Mayfair West, Johannesburg. The installation of Konica Minolta Medical South Africa’s (KMMSA) AeroDR wireless Flat Panel Detector (FPD), has...
3M leverages Orange Business Services
In Europe, 3M now relies on Orange Business Services' secure cloud platform – Flexible Computing Healthcare – to host both its medical applications and patient information. Orange Business Services support will be implemented with the launch of the 3M True Definition...
m-health must take security seriously
According to the World Health Organisation, sub-Saharan Africa is home to 12% of the world’s population yet shoulders the burden of 26% of the global disease burden. In 2014 Africa’s fragile health system has undergone enormous pressure with Ebola having killed...
Ericsson, IRC partner on connectivity
Ericsson and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) have announced a multi-faceted partnership aimed at connecting and providing support for those impacted by health, natural disaster and conflict-driven humanitarian crises. The partnership initially will focus on...
Mobile enhances medical aid communication
Thebe Ya Bophelo Healthcare Administrators has launched a comprehensive lifestyle-enhancement programme for members of the medical schemes it administers, which includes Hosmed and Thebemed. Named Thebe Lifestyle, the programme will be run by a separate company, Thebe...
IoT gives healthcare a shot in the arm
The race is on. A few months ago, Apple set pulses racing with the launch of its new HealthKit application - a multi-purposing, data-aggregating hub for health and wellness data from multiple platforms, sensors and partners, says Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5...
WhatClinic.com launches in SA
WhatClinic.com, a Tripadvisor-style site for private healthcare, has launched a program of expansion in South Africa to meet the growing demand from consumers for information about clinics. With detailed listings for more than 500 clinics already on the site, the team...
Merck adopts e-learning solutions
Merck, the world’s oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company has started its second year of its five year project to provide European Accredited Clinical Diabetes Management course for medical and pharmacy students in African Universities by introducing e-learning....