Hasselt · General medical practice

Two things
you should betold first.

Whether this practice works at convention tariffs, so you know what you will pay before you attend rather than when the invoice arrives. And what it receives from industry, which Belgian law requires to be published. Neither should need asking for.

  • 2022practice since
  • 2disclosures
  • Beforenot after
  • HasseltLimburg
BEFORE AN APPOINTMENT What you are told 50 % complete Tariff status in advance Industry ties published Consent after information A record you can access Fees on request Stated in advance Next step « We reply within 2 business days »
The practice

Four things, described plainly

This page describes what the practice does. It is not advice, and it is not an encouragement to seek any examination or treatment.

How it works

How the practice works

Tell patients the tariff status before an appointment rather than at invoicing, explain purpose, risks and costs before asking for consent, keep a record the patient can see and copy, and publish what industry provides because the law requires exactly that.

Fees stated in advance

Including any supplement, on request, beforehand.

Information before consent

Purpose, nature, risks, alternatives and cost.

A record properly kept

With a right of access and of copy.

Independence published

Transfers of value disclosed as required.

Working together

Fees

Fees are in euro and are those applicable to the practice. They are stated in advance on request, before an appointment rather than after it.

Consultation

The applicable fee, told to you beforehand.

  • Tariff status stated first
  • Supplement, if any, said in advance
  • No charge discovered at invoicing
  • Errors corrected and refunded
  • Reimbursement is for your fund
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What is not here

Absent on purpose, not by oversight.

  • No patient testimonials
  • No comparison with others
  • No success rates
  • No promised outcomes
  • No encouragement to be seen
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Every engagement is quoted after a free consultation. No subscription.

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How we work

Information, not advertising

DR. BARBARA PEETERS SRL was created on 23 December 2022 and is registered with the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises under number 0795.334.672, with its registered office at 47 Slangbeekstraat in Hasselt, Limburg. The registered activities include general medical activities, other forms of education and the organisation of professional meetings and congresses.

A page about a medical practice has to be written differently from a page about a business, and the absences here are deliberate. There are no patient testimonials, no comparisons with other practitioners, no claims of superiority, no success rates and no promised outcomes, because the rules governing what a doctor may say publicly exclude all of them, and because none of them would be true in the way an advertisement needs them to be. What is left is the information that genuinely helps a patient decide. Tariff status is the first: a doctor either adheres to the national agreement with the sickness funds or does not, and that determines whether supplements may be charged on top of the agreed tariff. You should know that before attending, not at invoicing. Independence is the second: Belgian law requires benefits granted by the pharmaceutical and medical device industry to healthcare professionals to be published on a public transparency platform, and for a practice that also teaches and organises scientific meetings that is squarely engaged. Beyond those, the patient rights legislation gives you the right to information, to free and informed consent, to a record you may see and copy, and to complain to a mediation service.

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Frequently asked

The questions we get most

Why does this site tell me so little about treatments?

Because the rules on what a doctor may say publicly exclude a great deal of what a commercial site would contain, and rightly so. No comparison with other practitioners, no claim of superiority, no patient testimonials, no success rates, and nothing that encourages an examination or treatment that is not clinically indicated. A page that promised outcomes would be both prohibited and untrue. What belongs on a page like this is practical information, which is why tariffs and independence are the two things given prominence.

What does convention status mean for what I pay?

A physician in Belgium either adheres to the national agreement concluded with the sickness funds, adheres partially, or does not adhere. A fully adhering physician applies the agreed tariffs. One who does not may charge supplements above them. It is the single most useful financial fact about any practice, the status of this one is stated on the legal page, and the fee for a consultation is given in advance on request rather than at the end.

Will my sickness fund reimburse me?

Reimbursement is a matter between you and your fund, based on the tariff and your own cover, and it is not something a practice can decide or promise on your behalf. What a practice can and should do is tell you its tariff status and the fee beforehand, so you can establish the reimbursement position before you attend. If anything is charged in error, it is corrected and refunded without you having to chase it.

What is published about payments from industry?

Belgian law requires premiums and benefits granted by pharmaceutical and medical device companies to healthcare professionals, organisations and institutions to be disclosed and published on a national transparency platform. Sponsored invitations to scientific events additionally need prior approval from the competent body once the hospitality passes certain thresholds. For a practice that teaches and organises scientific meetings, this is directly relevant rather than a formality, which is why it is on the front of the site.

Can I see what is in my medical record?

Yes. Patient rights legislation gives you the right to a carefully kept record, a right of access to it and a right to obtain a copy. You also have the right to be informed about your state of health, to give free and informed consent after being told the purpose, nature, risks, alternatives and financial consequences of anything proposed, to privacy, and to bring a complaint to the competent mediation service. Those are rights rather than favours.

Is dietary advice here the same as seeing a dietitian?

No, and the distinction matters. In Belgium dietitian is a regulated paramedical profession requiring recognition, while nutritionist is not a protected title at all. Dietary advice given during a medical consultation is given as part of medical practice. No paramedical title is claimed on this site beyond what is stated on the legal page, and where a referral to a recognised dietitian is the right step, that is what should happen.

Need to contact the practice?

Fees are stated in advance on request. In an emergency, contact the emergency services.