Exclusive: MDO to restrict cover for medicinal cannabis prescribers from next week
Doctors who prescribe medicinal cannabis “as a standalone practice” will need to undergo assessment from MDA National to confirm their cover as part of its new…
Tag: Medical insurance
Bill shockers: $1099 for an IV push and other tales of US healthcare madness
If anyone needs a reason to be grateful for Australian healthcare — for all its current troubles — they can always look at life in…
GP sued for $1 million calls on MDOs to cover defamation lawsuits against doctors
Dr Adam Smith, who was sued for $1 million by a naturopath after he debunked her alternative therapy treatments for cancer, diabetes and a string…
Quiz — How can you avoid losing everything in a medical negligence claim?
A local cosmetic surgeon states that the best way to protect your assets is to put everything in your wife’s name and ‘go bare’. Do…
Why Australia is still safe from socialist medicine
I was very new and working in New Zealand when two major trans-Tasman revolutions occurred: accident compensation in Australia and accident compensation in New Zealand.…
Professor Al Muderis says MDO has reinstated his cover for osseointegration surgery
Associate Professor Munjed Al Muderis says he has a green light to perform osseointegration procedures again, declaring his medical defence organisation has reversed its decision…
Obstetricians take action against health insurers for their ‘criminal’ pregnancy cover
Associate Professor Gino Pecoraro says they're guilty of gender discrimination.
Quiz – What is medical mutuality?
What’s different about obtaining your insurance from a medical mutual instead of a commercial company? Take the quiz: × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and empowering…
Quiz – Registrars and vicarious liability
If something goes wrong while a registrar is working in your practice, can you be held liable? Take the quiz: × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling…
Quiz – How long can you be held liable for your errors?
You have worked as a GP obstetrician, but you are now planning to retire from clinical practice completely. But you discover there are legal changes…
