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Impossible to apply for compensation from vaccine insurance through digilugu.ee on the evening of Friday and on Saturday.
Due to technical maintenance, submitting applications for vaccine damage compensation is not available from 6 May at 18 o’clock to 7 May at 18 o’clock. If possible, please submit your application at the beginning of next week.
Philips, Nordic Healthcare Group and Meditsiinigrupp will support Stroke Patient Pathway Pilot in Estonia
Philips, Nordic Healthcare Group (NHG) and local partner Meditsiinigrupp will support public payer Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) in a two-year Stroke Patient Pathway Pilot Project by providing IT solution for measuring the outcomes and costs of ischemic stroke care.
Medical specialist appointments during lockdown
If you have already made an appointment with a medical specialist:
In relation to coronavirus outbreak, the emergency dental treatment is still available
In this emergency situation and in relation to the coronavirus outbreak, the Health Board decided to suspend all scheduled dental treatment. In the case of an acute dental emergency, however, emergency dental treatment continues to be available.
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.