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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESHEALTHTECH HEALTH KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
Commissioned by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
HEALTHTECH
HEALTH KNOWLEDGE
MANAGEMENT
SOUTH AFRICA The market for health
management in South Africa is potentially
very large. The benefits of electronic data
capture, and the pressing need to move
away from paper-based systems,
been acknowledged across both the public and private
sectors for some time. In the private sector, a number of
private hospital groups are trialling technologies or rolling
out programmes, while the public sector has been
pursuing a national EHR strategy since at least 2012 have
reportedly already spent R4bn (252m euros).
POTENTIAL INTERESTING SECTORS AND COMPANIES
Larger private hospital groups:
Life Healthcare, Netcare and Mediclinic
knowlegde
have
Larger administrators like
Discovery, MMI, Medscheme and Universal
The provincial departments of health, which
are the major buyers of EHR systems in the
public sector
National Hospital Network (NHN), a network of
private hospitals that has been granted
permission to collectively bargain and procure
goods and services, and represents 25% of the
private hospital beds in South Africa.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COOPERATION
Electronic Health Records
In the private sector, EHR is a very high proprity
for smaller hospital groups and independent
hospitals, as well as the primary care provider
groups. There may also be opportunities with
individual doctors and smaller practices,
especially with the move away from the solo GP
model towards group practice. While detailed
information on plans for the implementation of
National Health Insurance has not been
published, it is plausible that the NHI Fund will
put out a tender for a national EHR system.
Evidence of technologies working at scale in the
South African healthcare system, or in other
countries with similar systems would be
requisite.
Electronic Billing
Billing systems are already an established
technology in South Africa but there would be an
opening for entrants that offer something
particularly innovative, or provide
Advanced Data Analysis
Even though there is no immediate demand for
Routine Health Management Information systems,
and other advanced data analytics systems, in the
market currently, this subsector offers more
potential in some ways than EHR systems,
because there are no established providers. While
EHR systems are bedding down and an electronic
database is being created, there is an opportunity
to start building relationships and understanding
the needs, in order to be well positioned when
these systems start to be procured in one to three
years’ time.
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT:
This is a publication of
Netherlands Enterprise Agency
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PO Box 93144 | 2509 AC The Hague
T +31 (0) 88 042 42 42
www.rvo.nl
This publication was commissioned by the ministry of Foreign Affairs.
© Netherlands Enterprise Agency | June 2020
Publication number: RVO-102/2020/RP-INT
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Affairs and Climate Policy that implements government policy for
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