No heartsink: Why GPs should encourage patients to draw up The List
Dr Marguerite Tracy wants to convince GPs that patients turning up at the consult with the dreaded list can be a positive, not heartsink, moment.…
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A GP’s ‘smiley’ delivery may boost patient weight loss success: study
If doctors present weight loss interventions as an “opportunity” and with a “smiley” tone, patients are more likely to have success, according to a UK…
Just nine out of 30,000 specialists have listed their fees on govt’s $17 million cost-finder website
The Federal Government’s Medical Costs Finder is touted as the answer to ‘bill shock’, with the website revealing the out-of-pocket fees specialists charge for a…
‘Patients are saying I’ll get you in the car park’: GP responds to death threats
A GP in the UK has written to her patients demanding an end to the hostility aimed at her fellow doctors and her practice staff.…
GP wins legal battle against PSR over demand for 25 years of patient records
A judge has stopped the PSR demanding up to 25 years’ worth of records from a GP whose Medicare claims for a one-year period are…
‘I want to die of something more interesting’: Why my patients warm my heart
A new patient presented and summarised her medical history for me. It was only when I got a copy of her medical records, that I discovered…
Is it unethical for GPs not to bulk-bill? Patients seem to think so
GPs who do not bulk-bill have been dubbed unethical in an annual survey of 1000 people. The Ethics Index, an annual report by corporate ethics…
Patient enrolment starts in 24 days — this is what you should know
The long and winding road to voluntary patient enrolment in Australia is nearly complete. In about three weeks, patients will be able to register with…
My five tips for ending your consults on time
The consultation is winding down. You’re getting ready to move on, saying goodbye, and then you hear: “Doctor, one more thing…” Or perhaps the patient…
The MyMedicare patient enrolment scheme is open for GP practices — should you sign up now?
MyMedicare is officially here. Since 1 July, practices can register for the Federal Government’s voluntary patient enrolment scheme before the incentives start flowing later this…
