Mawonga Training | Medical Entrepreneurship and Business Development

Audience

Built for practice builders.

This training is designed for practitioners who want to improve service delivery, strengthen the business side of practice, and use practical medical systems that support better patient care.

Improving service by making use of electronic health records and simple medical software systems.
Providers who run or plan to run their own practice and want help with medical aids, SARS basics, pricing, and simple business workflows.

Professional nurses, clinical associates, doctors, and allied team members in primary care who want to incorporate medical technology into their practice.
Teams looking for practical ways to build sustainable services, clearer operations, and stronger community reach.

Outcomes

Skills you leave with.

The programme focuses on practical business control, technology use, patient engagement, and daily leadership habits that help a practice operate with more clarity and less strain.

01 Choose a simple practice model and set prices with confidence.
02 Meet SARS requirements without stress.
03 Track money in, money out, and plan cash flow.
04 Run basic leadership routines that keep staff focused.
05 Reach the right patients with compliant outreach.
06 Use simple medical software to run consultations, invoicing, prescriptions, and clear dashboards.

Faculty

Led from practice.

Primary healthcare providers from Dr Mukudu & Partners lead the sessions in collaboration with MedKulula, bringing together frontline care experience, operational insight, and practical medical software implementation.

Teaching team

Primary healthcare providers from Dr Mukudu & Partners facilitate the programme in collaboration with MedKulula.
Over years of practice development, the team has integrated medical software advancements from MedKulula into real service settings.
Interdisciplinary faculty includes doctors, senior clinicians, practice managers, and IT specialists.
Tuition is geared toward fully leveraging computers and digital systems to maximise practice efficiency.

Curriculum

The course map.

Each module is designed to produce practical outputs participants can use inside a real healthcare practice, not just theory to read once and forget.

SARS and finance

Build a clean operating rhythm for tax, payroll, records, and month-end control.

Focus

EMP201 and EMP501 cycles, PAYE, UIF and SDL, provisional tax IRP6, annual returns, VAT readiness, receipts and invoice standards, month-end close, bank reconciliation, and document storage for audit.

Outputs

SARS calendar, chart of accounts for a clinic, month-end checklist, and receipt and invoice templates.

Result

Clean books and a predictable compliance rhythm.

Medical aid flow

Understand where income leaks happen and how to tighten collections and follow-up.

Focus

High-level overview of claims flow, remittance advice, short pays and reversals, age analysis, follow-up routines, and reporting for cash and medical aid mixes.

Outputs

Weekly reconciliation sheet, debtor follow-up script, and payment tracker.

Result

Faster collections and fewer write-offs.

Team routines

Create simple, repeatable routines that keep staff aligned, supervised, and supported.

Focus

Daily huddles, weekly planning, rostering, role clarity, delegation and supervision, performance conversations, conflict handling, on-the-job coaching, and team wellbeing.

Outputs

Huddle agenda, roster template, role cards, delegation checklist, supervision log, one-to-one agenda and feedback notes template, coaching question set, skills matrix, change brief and adoption checklist, wellbeing check-in guide, and recognition calendar.

Result

Calm days, guided staff, consistent standards, faster problem solving, engaged staff, and routines that stick.

Patient outreach

Reach the right patients with communication that is practical, compliant, and community-aware.

Focus

Message and offer design, WhatsApp broadcast lists with consent, Meta Business profile setup, simple Facebook and Instagram posts, posters and flyers, wellness day playbook, referral loops with pharmacies and workplaces, and opt-out and consent flow.

Outputs

Multilingual post pack, WhatsApp templates via Meta, wellness day checklist, referral MOU starter, and a QR code booking link.

Result

Simplified and frequent communication with patients, keeping the community engaged with the practice.

Practice software

Use simple digital systems to improve consultations, records, billing, prescriptions, and oversight.

Focus

Patient registration, consultation notes, electronic health records, invoicing flows, prescription support, appointment and reminder routines, basic dashboards, and practical workflow design for a primary care practice.

Outputs

Software setup checklist, workflow map for a consultation journey, simple billing and record-keeping guide, dashboard starter view, and an implementation action list for the practice team.

Result

More efficient operations, clearer records, smoother administration, and better visibility across the practice.

Data for decisions

Turn routine numbers into timely decisions, course corrections, and clearer accountability.

Focus

Choose five indicators that matter, set targets, and track weekly. Build a monthly review and a simple next-month forecast. Include data quality spot checks, target versus actual, and trend arrows. Suggested indicators include new bookings, show-up rate, average wait time, revenue collected, claim rejection rate, days cash on hand, stockouts, and staff coverage.

Outputs

Indicator dictionary with definitions and targets, one-page dashboard in Sheets, color key and trend arrows, monthly review agenda, and a simple forecast sheet.

Result

You always know how the practice is doing, what is off track, and who will fix it by when, enabling faster course corrections, better patient flow and experience, steadier cash flow, and a team that acts on data.