Palliative Care in Vietnam: Coverage and Hospice Models
When cure is no longer possible, medicine still has a mission: helping patients live their final days with the least pain — that is palliative care. What is…
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Preventive Care in Vietnam: Free Vaccines and Commune Health Stations
Prevention beats cure — and in Vietnam, most basic preventive services are free under national programs, though many people never claim them. Is expanded immunization free? Yes. The…
Read article ↗Off-Network Health Insurance in Vietnam: Reimbursement Rates
How much does health insurance pay for “off-network” care — the most confusing question in Vietnamese health insurance, because rates differ by facility level and inpatient vs outpatient.…
Read article ↗Periodic Compliance Checklist for Healthcare Facilities in Vietnam
Clinics get fined not for clinical mistakes but for a forgotten periodic report — healthcare compliance is a marathon of dozens of recurring tasks each year. Licences: still…
Read article ↗Health Inspections in Vietnam: How to Prepare and How to Appeal
A health-department inspection team arrives — every facility worries. But health inspections follow strict legal procedure: proper preparation removes fear, and wrong conclusions can be appealed. Preparing for…
Read article ↗Hospital Digitalization in Vietnam: HIS, LIS, PACS Contracts and Data Security
HIS (hospital management), LIS (laboratory), PACS (imaging) form the digitalization trio — but most healthcare IT disputes are not about technology; they are about sloppily drafted contracts. What…
Read article ↗Valuing Clinics and Hospitals in M&A Transactions
Valuing a hospital is nothing like valuing a factory: tangible assets are only part of it — licences, doctors and patient flows decide real value. Valuation methods for…
Read article ↗Health Insurance Disputes in Vietnam: Denied Claims and Where to Complain
Years of faithful premiums, then a denied hospital claim — most health-insurance disputes trace back to clauses the buyer never read at signing. Why do insurers deny payment?…
Read article ↗Hospital Infection Control in Vietnam: Liability for Post-Surgical Infections
Hospital-acquired infection is the “invisible enemy” — and the subtlest legal battleground among medical incidents, because not every post-surgical infection is the hospital’s fault. Hospital infection-control standards The…
Read article ↗Patient Safety in Vietnam: Wrong-Site Surgery and Retained Instruments
Wrong-side, wrong-patient surgery; a sponge left in the abdomen — “impossible” incidents that still happen, classified as serious medical incidents for which the facility is liable. The surgical…
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