Australian Doctor News

RACGP calls for leniency over GP telehealth breaches

28th July 2021
The RACGP says Medicare needs to change the way it's auditing GPs it suspects of breaching telehealth's 'existing…
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Dr Karen Price
Australian Doctor News

Increasing corporate referrals prompt review of PSR's legal powers

27th July 2021
The Professional Services Review says it wants to shake up its process for corporate investigations, arguing the current…
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Professor Julie Quinlivan
Australian Doctor News

GPs can charge anti-vaxxers private fees for fake consults, says health dept

21st July 2021
Anti-vax activists who book fake consults so they can 'educate' GPs about the dangers of COVID-19 vaccines can be charged…
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Reignite Democracy Australia
6minutes News

Call for doctors to face criminal charges for hiding full fees

20th July 2021
Private health insurers are lobbying for new laws that would see doctors face criminal charges if they fail to disclose…
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Australian Doctor News

Are you breaking this Medicare bulk-billing rule?

19th July 2021
There are calls for a review of Medicare’s rule that says all patients must sign a form or provide explicit consent before…
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Dr John Deery
Australian Doctor News

Govt reinstates MBS item for long phone consults in COVID-19 hotspots

16th July 2021
The MBS item for phone consults lasting 20 minutes or more has returned but only for patients in isolation or lockdown.  …
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AMA president Dr Omar Khorshid
Medical Observer Opinion

GPs could learn a lot from Geoffrey Edelsten

23rd June 2021
Geoffrey Walter Edelsten’s graduation year, 1966, is sometimes referred to as the best graduation year because of the number…
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