Position Statements / Advisories

Aesthetic Medicine

SMA's letter to the Straits Times Forum page, in response to ST articles on Aesthetic Medicine since 19 March 2008 [pdf]

Complaints and Disciplinary processes

SMA feedback to SMC Review Committee on complaints and disciplinary processes under the current Medical Registration Act and Regulations [pdf]

Joint AMS-CFPS-SMA statement on MOH Workgroup recommendations [pdf]

5 Apr 2013

3 Dec 2019

Dispensing - separation from prescription

SMA’s response to ST articles [pdf]

11 Jan 2005

Electrocardiography Stress Testing

Letter to MOH - Guidelines on Provision of Electrocardiography Stress Testing [pdf]

MOH circular - deferment of Guidelines on Provision of Electrocardiography Stress Testing [pdf]

5 Nov 2015

26 Apr 2016

Guideline on Fees (GOF)

SMA Circular and FAQs to members [pdf]

SMA Media Release and FAQs [pdf]

President's Forum in SMA News April 2007 issue
"Could SMA Have Not Withdrawn the Guidelines on Fees?" [pdf]

Correspondence with Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS)

• Letter from SMA to CCS dated 28 Feb 2007 [pdf]
• Letter from CCS to SMA dated 9 Mar 2007 [pdf]
• Letter from SMA to CCS dated 10 Apr 2007 [pdf]
• Letter from CCS to SMA dated 16 Apr 2007 [pdf]

Letters to the Straits Times Forum page

• Letter from CCS dated 18 Oct 2008 [pdf]
• Letter from Ms Christine Chen dated 28 Oct 2008 [pdf]
• Letter from SMA dated 30 Oct 2008 [pdf]
• Letter from CCS dated 3 Nov 2008 [pdf]
• Letter from SMA dated 12 Nov 2008 [pdf]

Competition Commission of Singapore - media release of final statement of decision [link]

19 Aug 2010

Integrated Shield Plans

61st SMA Council position statement on "Troubled Integrated Shield Plans" [link]

Managed Care - admin fees

Initial letter from SMA [pdf]

Follow-up reply from SMA [pdf]

Final reply from SMC [pdf]

Joint AMS-CFPS-SMA opinion on transactions with Managed Care or Third Party Administrators [pdf]

Joint AMS-CFPS-SMA updated advisory on fees paid to Managed Care [pdf]

June 2017 Joint AMS-CFPS-SMA updated advisory on fees paid to Managed Care [pdf]

23 Feb 2016

22 Mar 2016

8 Sep 2016

14 Dec 2016

11 Apr 2017

23 Jun 2017

Managed Care - patient confidentiality

Patient Confidentiality & Managed Healthcare Programmes [pdf]

15 Nov 2000

Medical Certificates

Medical Certificates Issued to Patients Who Are Medically Unfit to Attend Court/Judicial Proceedings [pdf]

MOH Fee Benchmarks

SMA response to MOH published fee benchmarks for private sector professional fees for common surgical procedures [pdf]

SMA's advisory to Members to re-evaluate the original motivations for establishing their organisational structures [pdf]

SMA Advisory on Bill Itemisation [pdf]

References:

1. K Singh, LG Goh, PY Cheong. 1996 Survey of Housing Estate Practice Costs and GP Fees in Singapore. Singapore Med J 1997: Vol 38(5): 192-199 [pdf]

2. CY Wong, K Tan, G Foo, A Chua, YV Lee, TH Wong, YW Chong. 2006 Survey of GP Clinic Practice Costs in Singapore. SMA News 2007: Vol 39(11): 10-19) [pdf]