Reality check: GPs are now regarded as expensive script vending machines
The patient sits down at the start of their 15-minute appointment and pulls out their list. My face betrays the surge of anticipatory anxiety inspired…
Tag: Technology
Welcome to the second coming of My Health Record: the AusDoc interview
Doctors have long asked an existential question about My Health Record. Why does it exist? What is its clinical utility? It has now amassed 1.7…
The most crackable computer password among health workers? It’s not ‘123456’ or even ‘password’
Above classics like ‘P@assw0rd’, the most commonly hacked healthcare password is ‘fabrizio19’, with ‘Asspain28#’ also cracking the top 20, a company says. The list is…
GP builds AI that suggests the Medicare items that boost billings
A GP has built an AI scribe that suggests Medicare items for GPs to claim in real time as it drafts medical notes based on…
Smallpox could rise again, says bioterrorism expert Professor Raina MacIntyre
My interest in smallpox started in 2006 when I was on a committee that had to plan for potential biological warfare or terrorism. Bacteria and…
RACGP updates guidance on chasing test results in anticipation of new My Health Record rule
Forcing pathology companies to send results to My Health Record will lead to more GPs being confronted with findings from tests they did not order,…
A GP guide to treating overactive bladder
Need to know: Overactive bladder (OAB) is a clinical syndrome defined as urinary urgency, with or without urgency urinary incontinence, usually with increased daytime frequency…
Should Medicare fund consults when a doctor or patient is overseas?
The AMA is open to Medicare rule changes to allow claims while a doctor or patient is overseas but says the risk is telehealth clinics…
A brain in a dish — AusDoc meets the future of medicine
The mere concept of human tissue in a computer can make people squeamish, warns neuroscientist Dr Brett Kagan (PhD). But the Chief Scientific Officer of…
Use selfie lights and polarised filter paper to improve smartphone photos of skin lesions: dermatologists
Attachable ring lights used to take better selfies can also help doctors take better clinical photos of skin lesions, suggests guidance published in JAMA Dermatology.…
