A third of GPs ‘rarely or never use’ My Health Record for patient care
Figures showing that almost one in three GPs rarely use the multibillion-dollar My Health Record underline the desperate need for a Federal Government fix, the…
Tag: Practice matters – IT
AI tools that generate clinical notes carry risks — here’s some guidance
With doctors spending up to one-third of their day on paperwork, the allure of artificial intelligence solutions to relieve the pressure is understandable. When deciding…
Hacked GP prescription data for sale on digital black market for just $76,000: reports
Prescription software company MediSecure says historical prescription data that were hacked earlier this month have been put up for sale on the dark web. According…
Doctor’s income paid into criminal’s bank account after scam email was sent to her practice
A practice manager was duped by a scam email into paying a doctor’s Medicare income into a criminal’s account. In a case being shared as…
Govt ‘committed’ to fixing bulk-billing rules after telehealth paperwork backlash: AMA
The Minister for Health and Aged Care will consider legal changes to remove the “frustrating” paperwork demands on GPs’ bulk-billed telehealth appointments, the AMA says. …
GPs push back on ‘outdated’ paperwork rule for bulk-billed telehealth consults
GPs have spoken out against Medicare rules requiring them to get patient consent to bulk-bill a telehealth consultation and then send the documentation to the…
Cost of e-script texts covered under $100 million govt contract
Health officials are urging GPs to check they are registered with eRx before the 15c subsidy scheme for e-prescribing text messages is rolled into a…
Quiz — Are your paper-based patient records error-proof?
You have computerised your practice but still rely on your old paper files. Take the quiz: × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and empowering the medical…
‘It’s crap, but it works’: Why doctors still use the fax machine (even when they don’t want to)
The dodo is not dead. Young people look at you dazed and confused when you mention sending a fax. Like the Betamax cassette and Microsoft’s…
GPs urged to lodge backdated claims after Medicare glitches
Doctors who were thwarted by a nationwide Medicare outage should retrospectively lodge any claims that failed to go through earlier in the week, Services Australia…
