By Gary Culliton. Vhi Healthcare has said proposed changes to charges for private beds in public hospitals, if implemented in full, will double what it pays for customers attending public hospitals. If it continued to cover all public hospitals, this would result in a premium increase of at least 50 per cent, said Vhi.
By Gary Culliton. Vhi Healthcare has said proposed changes to charges for private beds in public hospitals, if implemented in full, will double what it pays for customers attending public hospitals, and if it is to continue to cover all public hospitals would result in a premium increase of at least 50 per cent.
By Gary Culliton. Vhi Healthcare is planning to introduce a number of new elements to its diabetes screening programme in the coming months, the first of which will see 1,300 people who were identified previously as having a high risk of developing diabetes invited to repeat their screening to determine their risk progression.
By Gary Culliton. The Minister for Health is reviewing proposals presented by the Health Insurance Authority (HIA) on provider costs in the health insurance market.
Consultant in Emergency Medicine Prof John Ryan believes the ‘hospital in the home’ concept can address ED overcrowding and free up hospital beds, reports Dara Gantly.
By Gary Culliton. A review of provider costs by the Health Insurance Authority (HIA) was presented to the Minister for Health Dr James Reilly on July 8 and the review’s proposals are now under consideration.
By Gary Culliton. A total of 200 consultants received an additional €200,000 in fees from Vhi Healthcare last year, it has emerged.
By Gary Culliton. Vhi Healthcare has said that approximately 565 customers availed of its HomeCare hospital-in-the-home service since its launch in February 2010, and that this equated to a saving of 5,840 hospital bed-days.
By Gary Culliton. The VHI is not providing cover for a significant number of the beds at the new €190m St Vincent’s Private Hospital in Dublin.
By Gary Culliton. There was a cut of €28.6 million in the amount Vhi Healthcare paid to consultants last year, equivalent to a 15 per cent reduction per procedure. Consultants, as a body, delivered 8 per cent more care for Vhi customers in 2010, according to the company’s latest annual report. There was also a [...]
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