GP blames ‘discriminatory’ accreditation standards after losing $120,000 in funding
A GP whose practice failed accreditation because 85% of its work was skin cancer related has lambasted the RACGP’s definition of a general practice as…
Tag: Practice matters
‘Financial crisis’ forces GPs to privately bill DVA card holders
A GP says financial pressure has forced her practice group to privately bill veterans, rather than accept Department of Veterans’ Affairs rebates that “penalise doctors”. The three YourGP practices…
What does a general practice do? The RACGP wants your answer
You could be alarmed that the RACGP is even asking the question given its business over the past 60 years. But it is currently trying…
‘No choice’: GPs to pass on cost to patients as payroll tax spectre looms
GPs say they will be forced to pass on the costs of new payroll taxes to patients, with one Queensland doctor flagging he will raise…
Just 40% of practices bulk-bill all patients, says founder of GP fee websiteÂ
Fewer than half of metro practices still offer universal bulk-billing, including just 30% of practices in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, new figures suggest. The numbers are from Cleanbill,…
Does sexual harassment by a patient justify breaching their privacy?
The RACGP has issued its first guidelines on dealing with sexual harassment by patients, trying to support GPs who are forced to work through medicolegal…
Payroll tax: This is the biggest existential threat to general practice
Public debate around the crisis in general practice has focused on bulk-billing and Medicare rebates, but for some, payroll tax is the specialty’s existential threat.…
Why payroll tax is an idiot’s attack on general practice
Perth GP Professor Max Kamien tells of his own failed attempt to escape the taxman's clutches.
GP clinics lose appeal against $795,000 payroll tax demand
The amounts being claimed from the crackdown are small for the government but devastating for clinics, says AMA NSW.
The average GP bills $350,000 a year: Is it enough?
It is important to make sure your practice is financially sound, with money being invested in the right tools to enable growth.
