DRM Programme

Disease Risk Management (DRM) Programme

The importance of you managing your chronic condition effectively is undeniably vital for your long-term wellbeing, as this can avoid complications of your condition that could have been prevented.  As your medical Fund, we want to offer our support by introducing the Disease Risk Management (DRM) Programme.

  • This programme provides a comprehensive treatment plan that is unique to the condition you have been diagnosed with, along with regular health information to help you better understand your condition. 
  • When you register your condition, you as a patient will become more informed and involved in the active management of your chronic condition. There are defined consultations and tests that must be done per year e.g. if you have Diabetes you will need to get pathology tests done that monitor your Diabetes.
  • The Programme helps you to optimally manage your chronic condition. Optimal management of chronic conditions improves overall health, and this means fewer hospital admissions and complications.
  • If you have been diagnosed with one or more of the below-mentioned chronic conditions, you must register for the DRM Programme by completing the Chronic Application Form that is available on the website and sending it to chronicregistration@rfmcf.co.za for processing.
  • You will in return receive a comprehensive chronic treatment plan that is unique to your chronic conditions.  If you are diagnosed with any additional chronic conditions in the future, you must complete the Chronic Application Form and submit it to the Fund to receive your adjusted chronic treatment plan.

Chronic Disease List

Addison’s Disease

Dysrhythmias  (Abnormal Heart Beat)

Asthma (Tight chest & shortness of breath)

Epilepsy (Fits /Falling condition) 

Bipolar Mood Disorder (Mental Illness)

Glaucoma (High pressure in the eyes)

Bronchiectasis (Lung Disease) 

Hemophilia (Blood clotting disorder)

Cardiac Failure (Heart Failure)

Hyperlipidemia (Cholesterol)

Cardiomyopathy Disease (Heart Disease)

Hypertension (High blood pressure)

Chronic Kidney/Renal Failure (Kidney Disease)

Hypothyroidism (Under Function Thyroid) 

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) (Severe Lung Disease)

Major Depression (Severe Stress Disorder)

Coronary Artery Disease (Heart Disease)

Multiple Sclerosis

Crohn’s Disease

Parkinson’s Disease (Tremor or imbalance)

Diabetes Insipidus

Rheumatoid Arthritis (Joint Inflammation Disease)

Diabetes Mellitus 1 & 2 (Suikersiekte/Glucose)

Schizophrenia (Hallucinating Mental Disorder)

HIV/AIDS

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Auto-immune Disease)

Ulcerative Colitis (Inflammation of the bowel or intestines)

 

If you have been diagnosed with one or more of the following conditions, you quality to register on the Disease Risk Management Programme.  Complete the application form provided below to register. 

Chronic Condition Application Form

Complete this form if you have a newly diagnosed chronic condition.  This needs to be completed by your medical practitioner and submitted to the Fund for processing

Self-Registration Chronic

Complete this form if you have an existing chronic condition that has not yet been registered by the Fund.  This needs to be completed by you as the patient and must be submitted to the Fund for processing

Chronic Disease Flyers

Click here to obtain educational material relating to various chronic conditions. 

Disease Risk Management – Journey to good healthcare

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Fund Support - Real-life chronic related stories

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