Welcome to our first Australian Practice Management newsletter
We’ve launched this newsletter to recognise the fundamental role of practice management teams in keeping clinics, in all their complex diversity, in business. Chronic workforce…
Jamie Thannoo
Jamie is an AusDoc reporter.
Some practices are spending up to $75,000 to get through accreditation, investigators told
Practice accreditation is effectively a way to funnel money to bigger clinics in wealthier areas, while small clinics go without. At least, that is what…
‘Why aren’t you bulk-billing me?’: The headache conversation Mark Butler won’t let you escape
Jess Tremain.For practice manager Jess Tremain, it is always clear when a new promotional campaign for Medicare has begun. “Despite not watching TV myself, I…
If human drivers are killing so many people, are self-driving cars the solution?
“In medical research, there’s a practice of ending a study early when the results are too striking to ignore. “When an intervention works this clearly,…
An urgent care clinic consult costs $236 — but half the patients say they would have gone to a GP
After four years and some $1.4 billion, a new report on the impact of Medicare urgent care clinics may give fuel to their critics. Among…
Medical Must-See: Extra perineal opening goes under the radar
This young patient had an unremarkable history and no medical symptoms, but closer examination revealed an anal canal duplication. Writing in BMJ Case Reports, the…
Nurses in urgent care clinics say they’re overworked due to staff shortages
Almost half the nurses in urgent care clinics report feeling overworked, with staffing shortages set to worsen as further centres open, according to a new report. Recruiting…
A tale of power and pain: AusDoc reveals the bullying claims against the RACP president
The original version of this article contained a factual error which has been removed. See footnote for details. The ructions tearing out the heart of…
Controversial Aussie telehealth corporate sold for $1.6 billion to US company
A publicly listed US telehealth company with a $3.6 billion market cap will pay $1.6 billion for Eucalyptus, the Australian company behind telehealth sites Juniper…
Medical Observer newsletter: final edition
Dear Medical Observer reader, This week sees the last edition of the Medical Observer opinion newsletter. Over the past 10 years, doctors from across the…
