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    Tag: Regulation

    Govt finally tries to fix ‘overly complex’ paperwork for bulk-billed telehealth consults

    June 3, 2024

    The Federal Government has finally started tackling the archaic paperwork rules for documenting consent for bulk-billed telehealth consults. Last September, health officials told GPs that…

    The rise and rise of Australia’s $350 million medicinal cannabis business

    May 27, 2024

    Just how much is the Australian medicinal cannabis market worth? The estimates put it at more than $350 million. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and…

    AusDoc special report: Is medicinal cannabis prescribing out of control?

    May 27, 2024

    “The script for medicinal cannabis comes in, then things start to fall apart for them,” says Dr Stephen Parker. “They become dramatically unwell and don’t return…

    Govt to ban semaglutide compounding from October amid patient safety fears

    May 22, 2024

    The TGA is banning pharmacists from compounding semaglutide and other GLP-1 receptor agonists, starting 1 October. About 20,000 patients are currently using compounded semaglutide for…

    No extra indemnity fees for Qld pharmacist prescribers: Guild Insurance

    May 20, 2024

    Pharmacists who start prescribing S4 medicines in Queensland or any other scope of practice pilot will not face higher premiums, according to the leading pharmacist…

    Pharmacists secure UTI prescribing powers in NSW before clinical trial results

    May 14, 2024

    The NSW Government will permanently allow pharmacists to diagnose UTIs and prescribe antibiotics despite not seeing the results from its 10-month trial. From 1 June,…

    GP practice asks patients to pay a $3 fee to cover its looming payroll tax bill

    May 14, 2024

    A general practice has been charging a $3 levy on each consult to cover its looming payroll tax bill. East Canberra General Practice has placed…

    Third GP loses appeal to keep specialist status following historical paperwork blunder

    May 3, 2024

    A GP who was stripped of her specialist registration when a decade-old paperwork bungle was discovered has lost her legal appeal. Dr Tracey Rush is…

    Medical colleges pushed aside as ministers demand more specialist IMGs to fix workforce crisis

    May 1, 2024

    Something of both symbolic and real-world importance was announced by the Medical Board of Australia yesterday.  It came in a media release that talked of a plan…

    GPs billing for point-of-care HbA1c tests risk breaking Medicare rules: RACGP

    April 23, 2024

    GPs have claimed thousands of rebates for point-of-care HbA1c tests even though no GP practice has met a mandatory accreditation rule, the RACGP says. The…

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