Any FP, Dentist, Physio- or Occupational Therapist, Dietician, Psychologist or other Health Care Practitioner:

VISION

To be the pre-eminent Independent Practitioner Association in the Western Cape.

MISSION

To provide Quality, Affordable, Sustainable, Equitable, Non-discriminatory Primary Healthcare to the patients of the Western Cape, through empowering our doctors, dentists and other medical and allied practitioners with clinical, business and ethical knowledge, as well as up to date practice information and assistance.

SERVICES AVAILABLE FROM CPC/QUALICARE

ALL CPC/QUALICARE STAFF  STILL WORK PARTLY FROM HOME. 

CONTACT CPC/QUALICARE AT 021 426 4777 FOR MORE INFORMATION

Missing in Action: Where are my CPD Points???

It has come to our notice that the HPCSA has send out advisories that doctors are not up to date with their CPD points.

We send all of the CPD issued by CPC Qualicare to the HPCSA as per the HPCSA regulations within 2 weeks of any of our events and upon receiving and marking our ‘Related Reading Material’ (RRM), providing you score greater than 70% correct in your answers.

A new ‘PCNS Details Update Form’ as from 1/11/24

You only need to complete the form IF there are updates required for your practice to the address, email address, contact information etc.

Remembering the humanity of physicians

Prescribed Minimum Benefits

In terms of the Medical Schemes Act No. 131 of 1998, Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMBs) are a set of specified healthcare benefits that medical schemes must cover by law. This cover includes funding for the diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing care for the listed conditions. PMBs are designed to protect members from high healthcare costs for serious illnesses or emergencies.

The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has placed Sizwe Hosmed Medical Scheme under statutory management

CMS has placed Sizwe Hosmed Medical Scheme under statutory management, due to the deterioration of its financial reserves & unreliable budgetary & forecasting processes. In order to avoid difficulties in obtaining payment for your services , you may want to charge the patients cash up front & request them to claim from their medical aid personally.

2024 SAMWUMED – Submission of first-time paper claims directly to Medscheme

Click the link above to access the documents

Medscheme Digital Portal Introduction

Click the link above to access the documents

2024 POLMED –

IMPORTANT Changes to Claims Submission Procedure – Effective 1 July

Click the link above to access the documents

WARNING TO MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS

Click the link above for the article

Obstetric Ultrasound – Reporting & Documentation

POPIA: Registration of Information Officers

Dear Shareholders and Members

Some doctors may have forgotten about POPIA as the website was non-functional last year.

The web page still gives problems at times. The preferred method of registration is electronic:

New Registrations: https://eservices.inforegulator.org.za/user/login.aspx , but if you are having trouble registering electronically, there is a pdf document that you can complete & send via email to: Registration.IO@inforegulator.org.za

THIS IS REQUIRED FOR POPIA COMPLIANCE AND FOR DATA PROTECTION