Dr Oliver Frank

Dr Oliver Frank is a GP and member of the RACGP Expert Committee — eHealth and Practice Systems.

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Enabling practices to create their own e-record prompts will improve care

10th May 2018
IMPROVING PRACTICE SOFTWARE THE ISSUE Some diagnoses, problems, examination findings and test results require specific…
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Why don't the various pieces of GP software talk to one another?

9th April 2018
IMPROVING PRACTICE SOFTWARE GPs need seamless integration for all the software they use, writes Dr Oliver Frank. THE ISSUE…
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Practices need a way to ensure unwanted people don't get appointments

20th February 2018
THE ISSUEMany businesses and professional practices screen potential new clients to decrease the risk of accepting those…
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GP software should be more useful when lawyers come knocking

11th December 2017
IMPROVING PRACTICE SOFTWAREThe IssueGPs increasingly receive requests or demands from lawyers, courts, insurers and others…
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Individual patient billing history should be instantly accessible

8th November 2017
PRACTICE SOFTWARETHE ISSUEIn practices that do not universally bulk bill, a GP who sees a patient usually seen by someone…
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Practice software should help GPs refer to the right specialist

13th October 2017
IMPROVING PRACTICE SOFTWAREThe IssueThe broad nature of general practice means that GPs need to make relatively small…
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GPs need to see when a secure electronic letter has been delivered

4th September 2017
 IMPROVING PRACTICE SOFTWARESecure messaging systems such as Argus, Healthlink and Medical-Objects enable health…
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