Financial Mail Survey 27 September 2002 Medscheme CONTENTS

Overview - Co-operative cure

New broker structure - An important link in the client-service chain

The trustees - Guarding the guardians

Managed care - Treatment protocols help control rising costs

Operations division - Electronic route cuts claims time

GP connect - Programme gives a PC to every GP

Aid for Aids - If you can't avoid the risks, then manage them

Fraud - Team keeps a watchful eye on dishonest practices

Medscheme life - Cover that covers the traditionally uncoverable

Solutio - New legislation makes risk everyone's responsibility

Medscheme club - Cheap travel and a health policy

Information technology - Sophisticated systems get to the root of the problem

Interpharm and Healthbridge - Real-time solutions cure doctors' cash flow ills

Sovereign health - Ready for a bigger hole

Writer: Jacqui Pile

Copyright: Financial Mail 2002