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30 May 2025

Malaysia

Nurses In Malaysian Private Hospitals Work 42 To 45 Hours Weekly: APHM

APHM says nurses in private hospitals in Malaysia usually work 42 to 45 hours per week. These hours are "carefully crafted" based on departmental needs, patient acuity, and workload to ensure that "nurses are neither overworked nor underutilised".

29 May 2025

Malaysia

DRG ‘Silver Bullet’ For Private Hospitals Fizzles Out

DRG, touted as a "silver bullet solution" to purported overcharging by private hospitals, has quietly fizzled out. MOH has deferred implementing DRG in private hospitals, as confirmed by IHH Healthcare. DRG is being implemented in public hospitals instead.

2 May 2025

Malaysia

Drug Price Transparency Follows The Will Of The People: MOH

MOH says it proceeded with drug price display because majority stakeholders in a UPC poll back price transparency, overriding the minority of HCPs. Even then, though most medical clinics and hospitals oppose it, dental clinics and pharmacies are in favour.

2 May 2025

Malaysia

IHH Healthcare Malaysia Recognised For Excellence: 12 Hospitals Featured In Newsweek’s ‘World’s Best Hospitals 2025’ Rankings

12 of 18 IHH Healthcare Malaysia hospitals are listed among Newsweek's "World's Best Hospitals 2025". Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur climbed from rank 223 last year to 204 this year, securing its position as the second-best hospital in Malaysia.

11 April 2025

Malaysia

Hospital Operator TMC Life Sciences Braces For Impact From US Tariffs

TMC Life Sciences expects rising costs of imported high-tech medical equipment and supplies, but the hospital operator's diversified procurement can buffer the impact from US tariffs. Still, substitutions in regulated health care aren't straightforward.

25 March 2025

Malaysia

Bank Negara Touts ‘Affordable’ Hospitals, Treatment Price Transparency, Rakan KKM

To address the "root causes" of medical inflation, Bank Negara calls for more "affordable, mid-tier hospital beds" via Rakan KKM (which has yet to be launched) and by increasing not-for-profit hospitals, besides price transparency for common treatments.

24 March 2025

Malaysia

Private Hospitals Poaching Nurses In ‘Corridor Wars’ As Industry Struggles With Shortages

Private hospitals in Malaysia are poaching nurses “right in the corridors,” fuelling job-hopping for marginal pay raises, say industry leaders in private health care. They call for better pay, career growth, and policy reforms to curb nursing shortages.

19 March 2025

Malaysia

APHM Backs Insurance Industry’s Push For Medical Cost Transparency

APHM backs insurers’ proposals on price transparency, co-payments, and DRG pricing, urging collaboration. It also moots tax breaks on group insurance, policyholder incentives, and a basic long-term insurance and takaful product with top-up options.

17 March 2025

Letter

Establish Committees On Cost Review, Medico-Legal Issues, And Billing To Address Medical Inflation — Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia

APHM proposes committees on cost review, medico-legal issues, and pricing to address medical inflation. It supports fairer billing, greater transparency, and maintaining cashless reimbursements to ensure continued patient access to care.

14 March 2025

Malaysia

Insured Patients Pay Less Because Hospitals Give Insurers Discounts: APHM

A study of 10,000 cases found insured patients often pay less as hospitals give insurers 10-20% discounts, APHM said. “Not all dengue cases are the same—some need more treatment, others leave in a day,” said Dr Kuljit Singh, warning against bill comparisons.

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Nurses In Malaysian Private Hospitals Work 42 To 45 Hours Weekly: APHM

Drug Price Transparency Follows The Will Of The People: MOH

IHH Healthcare Malaysia Recognised For Excellence: 12 Hospitals Featured In Newsweek’s ‘World’s Best Hospitals 2025’ Rankings

Hospital Operator TMC Life Sciences Braces For Impact From US Tariffs

Private Hospitals Poaching Nurses In ‘Corridor Wars’ As Industry Struggles With Shortages

Establish Committees On Cost Review, Medico-Legal Issues, And Billing To Address Medical Inflation — Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia

Insured Patients Pay Less Because Hospitals Give Insurers Discounts: APHM

Taiping Hospital Medical Officers Drowning Under Cluster Expansions, Zero Housemen — Medical Officer

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Taiping Hospital’s Emergency Department Is Also Drowning — Medical Officer

Hartal Demands FDS Suspension, MNU Wants Memorial For Crash Victims

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