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Work sick leave can be filed online as temporary measure from Monday
From Monday, March 16, going on sick leave can be done as a temporary measure online in Estonia, following the government's declaration of an emergency situation due to the coronavirus pandemic late last week.
Family physician advisory line provides now personalized counseling
From the beginning of 2020, patients can request personalized counseling when calling on the family physician advisory line. At the permission of the caller the physician on the advisory line can look up the caller's health records to give more precise advice.
Physician shortage poses challenges to health care
Recently there have been frequent discussions in the media about the lack of pediatricians, family physicians and clinical psychologists in different Estonian towns.
EHIF customer service opening hours are changing
The EHIF customer service opening hours and information line service hours are changing as of September 16:
- Lastekodu 48, 10144, Tallinn, 10144
- Tartu, Põllu 1a, 50303
- Jõhvi, Nooruse 5, 41597
Open:
Save-the-date: 4th PPRI Conference
The 4th International PPRI Conference titled “Medicines access challenge – The value of pricing and reimbursement policies” will be organised by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies on 23rd and 24th October 2019 in
Free dental care for disability pensioners depends on certain criteria
Since 2019, the EHIF has expanded free dental care for people with severe physical and mental disabilities, who are unable to take care of their oral hygiene.
STUDY: Over half of Estonians are satisfied with the quality of health care
Over half of the Estonian population is satisfied with the organization of health care, and compared to the previous year, people's evaluation of the availability of medical care has significantly improved, as the research by EHIF and Kantar Emor revealed.
An increasing number of family physicians use e-consultation
Cooperation between family physicians and medical specialists is crucial for providing people with timely, high-quality medical care and advice. To improve this cooperation, an e-consultation service was set up in 2013.
In first half-year, the Health Insurance Fund funded health services for over 481 million euros
In the first half-year of 2018, the Health Insurance Fund funded health services for over 481 million euros, which was 71 million euros more year on year.
The target group for breast cancer screening has expanded
May is the international Breast Cancer Awareness month and in this context we would like to recall that early detected breast cancer is curable and the best way to detect breast cancer in early stages is to participate in a screening.