Switch was formed in 2001 as a result of the merger of QEDI and MediSwitch. With over twelve years experience in electronic transacting between healthcare service providers and funders, Switch is a seasoned player in the industry with a wealth of experience in electronic transaction switching.

Switch specializes in electronically connecting the different players in the healthcare industry to facilitate a secure connection network for quick and effective electronic transaction processing. completely understands the importance of confidentiality and security in the healthcare industry and has, therefore, implemented stringent mechanisms to ensure that connected parties interests are protected at all times.

The Switch Virtual Private Healthcare Network (VPHN) enables the various players in the healthcare industry, who are able to connect to Switch, to have access to and transact with one another through the information highway.

Switch is the largest ‘switch’ in the industry in South Africa. Three out of four medical practices in South Africa are customers of Switch. Each month, upward of 100 new practices join Switch and the current active customer base is over 11 000. receives over 220 000 patient encounter claims a day and processes over 70 000 in real-time.

Switch pioneered electronic data interchange in healthcare in 1993 and was the first company to offer real-time transactions to doctors in1999.