Specialist Updates Psychiatry

Medicare begins funding phone and video psychiatrist consults

2nd April 2020
Medicare-subsidised phone and video consultations will help psychiatrists reach more patients as they deal with the mental…
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Phone
Australian Doctor News

How are you finding telehealth medicine?

26th March 2020
The revolution — despite previous claims to the contrary — is being televised. Since the rollout of new telehealth MBS…
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Telehealth
Australian Doctor News

Govt suspends BERT's 'nudge' letters to GPs

25th March 2020
BERT's day-to-day activities in controlling and moulding GP behaviour via its notorious 'nudge' letters have been suspended…
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Bert
Australian Doctor News

Mr Hunt: GP practices will fold unless you act now

25th March 2020
The urgent need to keep Australia's 7000 GP clinics running remains key to containing both the virus and ensuring the wider…
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Greg Hunt
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COVID-19 in diabetes patients: timely advice for GPs

6th April 2020
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cohen-neale
Medical Observer Opinion

Why I can't avoid co-claiming and fear receiving my own 'nudge' letter

11th March 2020
The recent Medicare compliance campaign attempting to curb inappropriate co-claiming of mental health treatment items with…
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Australian Doctor News

Co-claiming GPs will not be investigated further

9th March 2020
More than 150 GPs who simply ignored threats by Medicare compliance officers about co-claiming attendance and mental health…
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Greg Hunt
Australian Doctor News

Coronavirus: Health ministers back push to fund GP telehealth option

2nd March 2020
Patients with suspected coronavirus could soon be able to access Medicare rebates for video consultations with a GP, after…
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Steven Miles