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WHY SHOULD THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY PARTAKE IN THIS INITIATIVE? |
The increased demand caused by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, has urged the Namibian healthcare sector to come up with this innovative response. The benefits for the industry are as follows:
• A risk pooling mechanism based on an equity enhancing / solidarity
principle;
• Reduces costs by utilizing a common administrative system;
• Reduces costs and shares skilled knowledge resources by utilizing a
shared Namibian disease management and information system;
• Eliminates treatment variables by utilizing a standard set of
treatment benefits across all participating funds / groups; and
• Facilitates effective quality assurance of disease management by
making use of standard treatment protocols, continuously geared
towards optimum, cost-efficient treatment practices. |
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