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Percept | August 2020 Percept has been working with the Inclusive Society Institute on engaging health-sector stakeholders in deep discourse on South Africa's path to Universal Health Coverage. This report lays out the critical policy [...]

Percept | July 2020 Percept has been working with the Inclusive Society Institute on engaging health-sector stakeholders in deep discourse on South Africa's path to Universal Health Coverage. This report reflects learnings that can be drawn from [...]

Shivani Ranchod, Anja Smith and Jodi Wishnia| December 2019 Percept-Strategic-Purchasing-HASA-Policy-Brief-Series-Brief-7-201911Download In this brief… The prior briefs articulate the functions of the purchaser, and the requirements to realise a purchaser-provider split in South Africa. In this [...]

Jodi Wishnia, Shivani Ranchod and Anja Smith| December 2019 Percept-Strategic-Purchasing-HASA-Policy-Brief-Series-Brief-6-201911Download In this brief… We discuss alternative ways to reimburse healthcare providers for services rendered. This is timely, given the introduction of a single purchaser in [...]

Anja Smith, Jodi Wishnia and Shivani Ranchod | December 2019 Percept-Strategic-Purchasing-HASA-Policy-Brief-Series-Brief-5-201911Download In this brief… The 2019 revised NHI Bill uses the term accreditation to refer to the Fund’s own process of determining the eligibility of [...]

Shivani Ranchod, Anja Smith and Jodi Wishnia | December 2019 Percept-Strategic-Purchasing-HASA-Policy-Brief-Series-Brief-4-201911Download In this brief… In this research brief we will explore rigidities in the supply-side including the geographical maldistribution of resources and structural impediments to [...]

Jodi Wishnia, Shivani Ranchod and Anja Smith | December 2019 Percept-Strategic-Purchasing-HASA-Policy-Brief-Series-Brief-3-201911Download In this brief… We consider the differences between demand and need, and why understanding need is critical to delivering effective healthcare. We discuss the [...]

Anja Smith, Jodi Wishnia and Shivani Ranchod | December 2019 Percept-Strategic-Purchasing-HASA-Policy-Brief-Series-Brief-2-201911Download https://www.hasa.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Percept-Strategic-Purchasing-HASA-Policy-Brief-Series-Brief-2-201911.pdf

Shivani Ranchod, Anja Smith and Jodi Wishnia | December 2019 Percept-Strategic-Purchasing-HASA-Policy-Brief-Series-Brief-1-201911Download In this brief… South Africa has been bruised by the capture, corruption and failure of large State institutions. It is therefore not unexpected that [...]

Shivani Ranchod | December 2019 https://www.hasa.co.za/hasa_podcast/the-purchaser-provider-split-with-shivani-ranchod/    

Jodi Wishnia, Dave Strugnell, Anja Smith and Shivani Ranchod Over the last two years, the Percept team have been working on an extensive project to support the long-term planning for medical specialists in South Africa. [...]

Kelly Chennells | June 2019 Perhaps you’ve been involved in the healthcare arena and know the term “PROMs”? Perhaps you’ve heard the term but don’t know what it means? Even if you haven’t heard the [...]