How Can Government Curb Misdiagnosis
[caption id="attachment_1685" align="alignright" width="300"] S[/caption] How Can Government Curb Misdiagnosis Nigerian government have a significant role to play in tackling medical errors or misdiagnosis by...
Peptic Ulcers
Peptic Ulcers What is a peptic ulcer? The digestive juices that churn in our stomachs are great for dissolving dinner, but they can also be...
Why Health Insurance Premiums Increase
You may have noticed an increase in the cost of your health insurance premiums year after year. Increases are common, but it's worth your time...
Why Your Health Insurance Won’t Pay for Your Health Care
Health Insurance Claim Denials- Understanding the Reasons Behind When your doctor recommends a test, medication, or procedure and your health insurance won’t pay for it, it...
Why do People Avoid Doctors or Hospital Visit?
Do you know or have a friend or loved one who can't remember the last time they had a doctor's appointment, they might justify it...
Misdiagnosis or Missed Diagnosis, How Common Is It?
If you are having trouble getting an answer to your symptoms, or are finding that your treatment isn't working the way it should, you may wonder...
Are Medical Records Private?
In Nigeria, Medical Records are properties of the hospital or shared only among HMOs and doctors, as we often see in a bold print -"STRICTLY...
RELIANCE HMO- Technology Driven Health Insurance Company
Reliance HMO is redefining Healthcare Insurance in Africa using software, Data Science and Telemedicine. They are technology driven health insurance company that has integrated technology...
Hospital Business-3-Legged Stool of Success
Hospital Business-3-Legged Stool of Success A carpenter told me, a three-legged stool is strong and sturdy, and each leg of the stool is equally important....
Young Healthcare Leaders, Achieve Your Most Important Goals
Young Healthcare Leaders, You Can Achieve Your Most Important Goals In a world with increasing incoming communications through email, LinkedIn, Facebook etc. — and 24/7...
Ways to Grow Your Hospital Business
Growth is the Answer - How? Growth should be a hospital leader's first response to a challenging business environment. Procedure volume has been flat as...
Can You Do CPR If You Are Not Certified?
Can You Do CPR If You Are Not Certified? Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an important skill to have and one that fewer and fewer people...
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) – a Lifesaving Technique
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Its was August 4, 2021 around 2.30pm.. What a bad day, he had the chances but ignorance cause a great tragedy. Mr....
Is Accessible Health Insurance Scheme Possible in Nigeria?
The Hidden Secret Unveil In a country like Nigeria, affordable health insurance scheme is required especially the provisions made available by the Federal (NHIS) or...
Just Culture in Healthcare Services
Can it be a systemic approach to decreasing errors? Have you experienced hospital/medical errors? Medical errors are common especially in Nigerian hospitals. No doubt the...
Oral Medications – How to Take it Properly
Oral Medications - How to Take it Properly The most common way people take medications is by mouth. Depending on what your physician prescribed, your...
Doctor’s Prescription – How to Read It
You may have seen abbreviations on prescriptions such as q.i.d. or b.i.d. and wondered what that meant. These and other instructions are written in abbreviations for Latin phrases. Centuries...
LIST OF NHIS ACCREDITED HMO
LIST OF NHIS ACCREDITED HMO S/N CODE NAME OF HMO/ADDRESS TELEPHONE STATUS 1 1 HYGEIA HMO LIMITED- Head office 6th-7th Floor Elephant House 214...
National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is a body corporate established under Act 35 of 1999 Constitution by the Federal Government of Nigeria to improve...
List of HMOs in Nigeria
A health maintenance organization is a health insurance plan that controls costs by limiting services to a local network of doctors and facilities. HMOs usually...