Pay for performance: Is it on the way?
After a stop-start affair, the revamped PIP scheme is set to launch in August.
Tag: Health reforms
The time is ripe for politicians to help general practice flourish
And GPs must selectively embrace (or reject) all impending changes, writes Dr Richard Kidd.
Pay GPs to work slower? Yeah, nah, try my plan
The MBS Taskforce Review's proposal for 40-minute care plans is not well thought out. Here's a better alternative.
Why shared medical appointments can improve patient care
They're common in the UK, and we should offer them here too.
Major after-hours player looms large in political donations
Cash handed over as sector faced MBS Review Taskforce crackdown.
Influential doctors aren’t disclosing their drug company ties
Two-thirds of all Australian guidelines lack transparency, suggests new study.
Call to split level B for longer standard consults
The AMA wants a new intermediate attendance item between levels B and C.
What Wall St can teach GPs about care plans
The stock market and general practice share some interesting similarities.
5 messages for pollies as we approach election time
For one, refrain from politicising healthcare and lock in health policies for the long term.
‘I quit’: Serious concerns over MBS review leads to resignation
Ex-RANZCOG president has walked out on the increasingly besieged task force.
