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2017 patient survey reveals experience of care in SA hospitals

2017 patient survey reveals experience of care in SA hospitals

The results of the 2017 Discovery Health Patient Survey Scores (PaSS), unveiling the list of the leading 20 hospitals, as rated by patients based on their in-hospital experience, have been finalised and published on the Discovery website.

Gareth Friedlander, Head of Research and Development at Discovery Life

Millennials face a demonstrable insurance gap of R15 trillion

South Africa’s young adults could bridge the growing life and disability insurance gap by diverting a fraction of their monthly lifestyle expenditure to financial services products. The largest insurance gap is currently presented by millennials between the age of 18 and 30 coupled by high levels of indebtedness and low savings.

Run your way to youthfulness this Youth Month

June is full of excuses to start running your way to youthfulness and great health. With World Running Day on the 6th, it is also Youth Month and five years that Discovery Vitality has been a headline sponsor of parkrun SA.

Discovery launches Business Insurance

Discovery launches Business Insurance

Discovery today announced the launch of Discovery Business Insurance – a new type of shared value insurance focused on building better and “healthier” businesses.

Introducing Vitality Move

It is estimated that nearly half (48.7%) of South Africans with hypertension have never been screened and therefore remain undiagnosed and unaware of their increased risk for heart disease and strokes.

Door-step deliveries of flu vaccinations to combat 2018 dangerous flu virus

Door-step deliveries of flu vaccinations to combat 2018 dangerous flu virus

On 18 April 2018, from 10:00 to 15:00, Uber will not only be taking people across cities but also flu vaccinations. To help ensure more people have protection against flu and to make it more convenient for people to get vaccinated Discovery Health has partnered with Uber, Clicks and Dis-Chem.

•	Claims data from SA’s largest open medical scheme show claims trends that drive healthcare costs in SA

Claims data from Discovery Health Medical Scheme, SA’s largest open medical scheme, give insight into country’s healthcare trends

Discovery Health and Discovery Health Medical Scheme (DHMS), the country’s largest open medical scheme with over 2.7 million members, today released insightful data into medical aid claims trends for the past year. DHMS paid over R50.6 billion in claims in 2017*, with R26.3 billion of those claims going towards hospital claims and R2.9 billion towards chronic conditions.

​Discovery announces partnership with Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka

​Discovery announces partnership with Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka

Discovery Limited, the South African-founded financial services organisation guided by the core purpose of making people healthier and enhancing and protecting lives, announced today that they are the Official Wellness Partner to Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka.

Discovery Health recommends early vaccination against flu to protect everyone, including all high-risk members.

A fierce flu season is expected: immunising early is the best defence

Discovery Health recommends early vaccination against flu to protect everyone, including all high-risk members. The Winter’s colder months are almost here and this means that the time has once again come for us, living in the southern hemisphere, to take up the annual fight against flu.

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