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Sharing notes with patients is a good idea, say doctors

1st April 2020

Three in four clinicians who share their medical notes with patients think it works well, however some doctors say it means…

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10th March 2020

Almost one-quarter of Australians over 45 skipped seeing their GP even if they felt they needed to go, often because they…

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6th March 2020

So, we have done our pre-consult check of the notes to get some idea who we are about to see. We now know that Emily is 28,…

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24th February 2020

In an online experiment, people gave 'simulated' ED doctors roughly the same satisfaction rating, regardless of the doctor's…

6th April 2020

19th February 2020

For three years in the '90s, I chaired the Health Advisory Committee of the National Health and Medical Research Council…

19th February 2020

Many patients have a hard time deciphering online test results, leading to unnecessary anxiety, doctors warn on the back of…

18th February 2020

International experts have developed a standard set of outcome measures for patients with AF that includes patient-reported…