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This page elicits great pride and honour in showcasing all these publications that are growing in stature each and every year. Great care is taken in ensuring that they carry accurate, research-based and thought-provoking material. This is the reason why analysts and researchers are still soliciting back copies of these publications.
The focus of the content is more on the quality of information, resulting in carefully selected topics covering healthcare issues ranging from nursing and quality to in-depth healthcare analyses of medical inflation and its underlying drivers. Besides being the kind of thermometer for the various burning issues raging in private healthcare, HASA publications also proves that the private healthcare industry is a complex sector, which is over-simplified in popular newspapers.
The Hospital Association of South Africa trusts that the books will add value and perspective to the intricacies of private healthcare and show how new developments impact on private hospitals
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The HASA Annals 2009
HASA Annals is the flagship publication of the Hospital Association of South Africa and a reference publication that is produced annually. HASA Annals is an informative, interesting and research-driven read, with articles ranging from human resources, medical inflation and the cost of private healthcare. HASA Annals 2008 costs R350 excluding postage for South Africa and $90 inclusive of postage outside of South Africa (Airmail). HASA Annals 2009 HARD COPY is available from the HASA office, and here are the content detail:
Adv Kurt Worrall-Clare, Chief Executive Officer, HASA reviews the broader public healthcare terrain. This article probes the interaction between the private and public healthcare sectors in a changing environment. Read the online version.
Barry Childs, Consultant Actuary,Lighthouse Actuarial Consulting dissects health informatics and the methods of data capturing in a South African health setting is not easy, as these are yet to be standardised.Childs share light in a short article on Diagnosis Related Groupers, and the need for the left hand to know what the right is doing.
Professor Busisiwe Bhengu (PhD Nursing,RNA, RNE, RCCN, RM, RN) speaks about nursing shortages in SA. The current shortages experienced in Sub-Saharan Africa differ markedly from the past and the rest of the world, as the local pressures go beyond the economic principles of supply and demand.
Neil Kirby, Director, Director, Werksmans Attorneys asks hard-hitting questions: is NHI an effective ticket to receive access to healthcare services? Is a medical scheme an effective means of accessing healthcare? Perhaps, it is a gift horse. But Kirby’s point is, if one is going to implement a NHI-type solution for South African healthcare, then the efficacy, quality and cost of the solution must be examined.
Dr Dena van den Bergh, General Manager: National Healthcare Functions, Life Healthcare believes improving health outcomes and healthcare is not only a government responsibility but requires us all to play an active part. Finding leverage and synergy are critical to escalating the pace and scale of quality improvement. Van den Bergh uses her experience with the Best Care Always campaign to navigate the existing quality improvement efforts in order to be able to spread improvement across the broad spectrum of healthcare.
Hein van Eck, General Manager: Health Policy, Medi-Clinic Southern Africa and Sarika Besesar, Business Research Analyst, Medi-Clinic investigated the respective admission rates for SA and the USA. In this article they present that once significant differences have been accounted for, this would be a more appropriate starting point for a discussion regarding the role of supply-side factors in the increase of hospital costs over time.
Lucas Malambe, Health Annals Editor discusses the issues that need to be considered when dealing with the building blocks of a hospital marketing communications strategy following an analysis of both the internal and external factors that drives a brand.
Prof Hester Klopper, PhD (RAU), MBA (Luton), RN, RM looks at challenges regarding the nursing practice, education and training;leadership, research and the social positioning of nurses for a profession in transition.
Dr Nkaki Matlala (MSc, MMed(Surgery), FCS(SA) and Hasa Chairperson) asserts that it is no more a matter of debate whether the NHI is the right way of providing universal healthcare or not. It is actually a stated policy and priority for the government in general and the Department of Health in particular to implement the NHI. Dr Matlala argues that quality must be a driver of any healthcare model and design.
Lucas Malambe, Editor, Health Annals compiles Hugging The Figures, a column providing key facts bearing on the South African healthcare sector. This literature review looks at the progress that the country has made especially in healthcare skills and Black Economic Empowerment as well as health economics and health sustainability indicators.
Database
The publication also serves as a database of information concerning private hospitals and medical schemes. There is a complete list of open and closed medical insurers and also private hospitals by the number of beds, theatres and contact details. Past issues of HASA Health Annals are also available, and can be ordered from HASA through this web page. (Currently Available: Annals 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000).
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NursingWatch
NursingWatch is an electronic bulletin available to members of HASA which is drafted by Sharon Slabbert. It collates current legal developments in the healthcare industry, and informs members of Policy decisions and amendments in law regarding Nursing notices. Although technical in nature, it is easy to read and is referenced with original documentation where possible. A must for hospital staff.
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HASAWatch
HASAWatch is an electronic bulletin available to members of HASA which is drafted by Sharon Slabbert and contains important notices and announcements that require immediate attention. This is a useful information tool for all healthcare personnel.
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LegalWatch
Legal Watch is an electronic bulletin available to members of HASA. Drafted by Kurt Worrall-Clare, it collates current legal developments in the healthcare industry, and informs members of Policy decisions, submission dates for legislative commentary, and amendments in law. Although legal in nature, it is easy to read and is referenced with original documentation where possible. A must for hospital managers.
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Hasa News
This monthly is a newsletter of Hasa offering plenty of scope for confronting commentary on current and emerging issues, new and pioneer developments in private healthcare. It also includes other regular publications such as Legal Watch, Has Watch and Nursing Watch for all your analysis of medico-legal and nursing issues.
It is an up-to-date resource on all current legal matters affecting the medical profession as it relates to private hospitals, including commentaries on legal developments, costs and important provisions of medical law. Up-dating members on all aspects affecting the nursing industry, including frequently asked questions, staff support and training.
Hasa members will receive two free copies every month, but non-members and those looking additional copies can contact Lindie Moss on 011 478 0156 or contact@hasa.co.za. Sponsorship per month or per annum and placement of adverts are welcome.
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HASA ANNALS 2008
This instalment of the HASA ANNALS is packed with analyses of private hospital issues and healthcare funding as South Africa grapples with the mooted National Health Insurance System (NHI). It has been a year of unnecessary acrimony, with a tsunami of negativity , largely targeting the private healthcare sector.
Kurt Worrall-Clare, Chief Executive Officer of Hasa, presents in On The Brink... an in-depth overview of the interaction between policy makers and the private health sector.
Understanding hospital inflation in SA is not easy and one can be entangled in polemics. In Inflation, Costs and Comparison of Hospital Services in SA, Mike Schüssler, Senior Economist of T-sec, offers a well informed economic analysis of the relationship between medical inflation and hospitalisation. This award-winning economist addresses ways to achieve objectivity regarding the measure of hospital and medical inflation.
The political transition of SA is struggling to bring about the desired change in healthcare. Dr Nkaki Matlala, Presidential Medical Panellist and HASA chair, investigates this "new apartheid" in Universal Health Access and Poverty he looks at the interction between poverty and health outcomes.
Nursing shortages are neither new nor unique to SA. Dr Eloise van Niekerk, National Nursing Manager of Life Healthcare argues in Skills Mix, A Nursing Reality, that the problem goes beyond the pressures of supply and demand.
Melanie Da Costa and others discusses issues pertaining to the proposed National Health Insurance. The article investigates universal health systems in 13 countries.
In Enhanced Transformation and Accessibility Dr Mvula Yoyo, Medi-clinic, expertly scrutinises the political economy of transformation of the private healthcare sector in a country consisting of "two economies".
Is there a doctor in the house? is a provocative analysis of the shortage of doctors. Dr Clarence Mini, Thebe ya Bophelo and Lucas Malambe, Hasa Annals Editor, go beyond the vacancy levels and asks a lot of questions regarding skills migration. Why is SA failing to use its obviousl competitive advantage in attracting skills?
To change or not to change... is another vexed question. Neil Kirby, Director at Werksmans Attorneys, disects the public and private interests as manisfested through the complex interactions of legislations and rights and obligations.
Little things in IPC does make a huge difference in health. Dr Rose Mulumba, Country Director, John Snow Research and Training Institute in SA argues that Infection Prevention and Control provides a golden thread that can help balance the disparities between private and publica health outcomes.
Do we really understand the underlying cost drivers in our national health system? The answer is in Ashleigh Theophanides's (Direcot and Consulting Actuary, Deloite) Length of Stay and Occupancy, a Deloite actuarial investigation into the factors that makes up private hospital fees.
Database
The publication also serves as a database of information concerning private hospitals and medical schemes. There is a complete list of open and closed medical insurers and also private hospitals by the number of beds, theatres and contact details. Past issues of HASA Health Annals are also available, and can be ordered from HASA through this web page. (Currently Available: Annals 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000).
HASA Annals 2008 HARD COPY is available from HASA, in this issue:
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Adv. K. Worrall-Clare is the CEO of HASA, and also temporarily holds the position of Executive Officer: Legal Affairs. He is responsible for managing the strategic and operational needs of HASA. Worrall-Clare, a respected commentator on health related law, also renders legal advice to members of the association. He has numerous academic publications and training manuals under his belt.
Worrall-Clare continues to research health related law and policy, and in particular the development of a human rights-based approach to healthcare provision. He has a special interest in minors’ rights to privacy and confidentiality especially with informed consent. His studies concentrate on biomedical ethics in the private hospital sector and, in this regard, has completed a postgraduate diploma in Applied Ethics.
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13 July 2010
The annual Hasa Awards of Excellence are part of the Ministerial Healthcare Awards. This year's theme is Quality is Excellence. The process to find the best of the best in the private hospital industry is nearing its end. The Health Excellence Awards 2010 will take place in November 2010 and the deadline date for submission of entries is 07 October 2010.
15 June 2010
The Children’s Act 38 of 2005 (as amended). How does it affect healthcare?
Several outstanding provisions of the Children’s Act [Act 38 of 2005] have become operational. The relevant Government Gazette has made the date upon which the law became operational as being 01 April 2010.
02 June 2010
HASA LEGALWatch:June01
Update on Sections 55 and 56 of the National Health Act, 2003 relating to the
removal of blood or other tissue, together with section 68 which
permits the Minister of Health to make regulations relating to tissue,
cells, organs, blood, blood products and gametes, has been
promulgated. (In other words, has become law, as of the 17th of May
2010). Download The June 01 LegalWatch:
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