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Chronic Illness Programme
The programme ensures that members with chronic illnesses are appropriately treated and cared for and assists members in accessing their medicines in a smooth and effortless manner. The programme offers on-going support and facilitation of care with healthcare providers.
- Ensures that members with chronic illnesses are appropriately treated and cared for.
- Assists members in accessing their medicines in a smooth and effortless manner.
- Offers ongoing support and facilitation of care with healthcare providers.
Chronic Authorisations
- The pharmacy or doctor calls the Scheme.
- The pharmacist loads information, applies Scheme Rules and discusses with service provider.
- The member faxes or e-mails prescription.
- Documents scanned and captured in the system.
- The pharmacist loads and vets script, applies Scheme’s Rules and corresponds with patient/doctor.
- Chronic authorisation gets generated and sent to both member and doctor.
- The approval will only be valid for 6 months
Chronic disease list
- Addison’s disease
- Asthma
- Bipolar mood disorder
- Bronchiectasis
- Cardiac failure
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder
- Chronic renal disease
- Coronary artery disease
- Crohn’s disease
- Diabetes insipidus
- Diabetes mellitus types 1 & 2
- Dysrhythmias
- Epilepsy
- Glaucoma
- Haemophilia
- HIV and Aids
- Hyperlipidaemia
- Hypertension
- Hypothyroidism
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson’s disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Schizophrenia
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Ulcerative colitis
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