NO MORE WAITING ROOM
Telemedicine in South Africa is making an impact. It’s not the way of the future: it’s the way of the present, and it’s one of the few options available that will allow our health system to do more with less. What happens if we let this opportunity pass us by?
AFTER THE CRISIS:
OPPORTUNITY
Percept research shows that the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed against many of the structural barriers that had previously slowed South African health system investment in telemedicine, including government regulations, funding mechanisms, consumer adoption, and provider adoption.
Now is the time to harness the potential of the telemedicine technology and innovation in the country, and the momentum gained from Covid-19, to provide better and more efficient access and care for the future.
By exploring stakeholder experiences and attitudes, Percept suggests paths towards broader acceptance and adoption of telemedicine innovation, while offering insights into factors that may be impeding more widespread use of connected healthcare.
REFLECTIONS: SOUTH AFRICAN TELEMEDICINE COVID-19
The nurse can see you now.
Reflections from the South African telemedicine market in light of Covid-19.
Case Notes from the Frontier.
Covid-19 has presented an opportunity for significant innovation in the South African telemedicine market. “Case Notes from the Frontier” presents five case studies showcasing six different telemedicine providers and how they are using technology to increase access to quality healthcare in South Africa.
Unlocking health innovation through balanced regulation.
The third and final instalment to the “No More Waiting Room” series takes a look at how we can better regulate for innovation in the South African telemedicine market and proposes potential regulatory options to unlock innovation while protecting the rights of patients and health workers.
9 DECEMBER 2020 – ABRIDGED PRESS RELEASE
Greater flexibility needed in telemedicine regulation.
A research report released this week, by inter-disciplinary consultancy, Percept, has called on health regulators to retain the current, more flexible approach…
9 DECEMBER 2020 – EXTENDED PRESS RELEASE
The window of opportunity for telemedicine is now.
Thanks to Covid-19, telemedicine is having its moment: regulations have been temporarily relaxed, and digital innovation in the country is sky-high.
31 JULY 2023 – ARTICLE IN TECHREG CHRONICLE
No more waiting room: regulating telehealth in South Africa.
South Africa’s telehealth guidelines, which were in place up until July 2022, were temporarily relaxed during the pandemic to allow health care workers to use telehealth more extensively…
CONVERSATIONS
A FULL OVERVIEW
The window of opportunity for telemedicine is now
The Covid-19 pandemic and the temporary relaxation of telemedicine guidelines in South Africa have created a window of opportunity for the growth of the South African telemedicine market. Percept has been interviewing a wide array of telemedicine stakeholders to gain insight into what the market looks like, what innovations have come about, and what the potential barriers to growth are.
CASE STUDIES
How telemedicine can enable quality healthcare access, and even save lives
To really understand how effective telemedicine has been, and can be in the future, for the South African healthcare system, we interviewed telemedicine providers to hear real-life case studies. In some cases, telemedicine innovation literally saved lives.
PERSPECTIVES FROM PROVIDERS
The potential for telemedicine in SA is huge
Vuyane Mhlomi, co-founder of Quro Medical, and Dirk Wagener, CEO of Stone Three Healthcare, discuss the huge potential for telemedicine to improve access to quality healthcare in South Africa, and the importance of an enabling regulatory environment.
PERSPECTIVES FROM THE PERCEPT TEAM
A flexible approach to telemedicine may present an opportunity
The Percept team discusses the need to leverage this window of opportunity to gather evidence on the potential for telemedicine to improve access to healthcare in South Africa, and the importance of creating an enabling regulatory environment for innovation in the telemedicine market.
INTERVIEW WITH NEWZROOM AFRIKA
What telemedicine needs to succeed beyond Covid-19
Newzroom Afrika interviewed Percept health economist, Rose Tuyeni Peter, about the current telemedicine landscape in South Africa, in the light of Covid-19, and beyond, highlighting the exciting innovation and opportunities it offers if allowed to be part of the healthcare continuum.
PANEL DISCUSSION WITH INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Telemedicine webinar
On the 24th of June 2021 Percept hosted a webinar entitled No More Waiting Room: Perspectives on the barriers and opportunities for telemedicine in South Africa. The webinar brought together experts from industry, academia, public health, and the medicolegal fraternity to discuss the most pertinent issues impacting the South African telemedicine landscape.
TELEMEDICINE
PRESS ROOM
VIDEO CONVERSATIONS
- Download The Percept Report Overview Video mp4
- Download Percept’s Telemedicine Perspective Video mp4
- Download Interview With Telemedicine Providers mp4
- Download Telemedicine Case Study 1 mp4
- Download Telemedicine Case Study 2 mp4
- Download Telemedicine Case Study 3 mp4
- Download Author Soundbite: Shivani Ranchod mp4
- Download Author Soundbite: Rose Tuyeni Peter mp4
- Download Author Soundbite: Mufaro Chiwara mp4
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