The Ministry of Health has taken action against six private specialists for overtreating, overclaiming or claiming for procedures that were not done, as “part of MOH’s broader efforts to ensure that healthcare costs and premiums remain affordable for all...
The two doctors who have been suspended are from Melissa Teo Surgery at Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre and Dr Natasha Lim Eye Centre at Royal [email protected] Ministry of Health has taken action against six private specialists for overtreating, overclaiming or claiming for procedures that were not done, as “part of MOH’s broader efforts to ensure that healthcare costs and premiums remain affordable for all Singaporeans”.
Both of them can continue to practice, as well as submit claims to non-IP insurers, including companies that pay for their employees’ treatments. The MOH spokesman pointed out that for both doctors, IP claims made up a significant portion of their incomes. All the claims from these six doctors were reviewed by expert panels of four to five senior doctors from the public and private sectors.
Dr Lim was found guilty of severe non-compliance for six claims, including for procedures for conditions her patients did not have, and also for providing treatments that were not medically necessary. “Such acts are also not consistent with the core pillars of medical ethics – beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice. While these errant doctors constitute a very small proportion of the medical profession, their actions can have negative implications on the reputation of the medical profession.”
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