What you need to know about the new aged care incentive
Rural practices accessing the new aged care incentive can provide four of their eight annual visits via telehealth if required, the Department of Health and Aged Care says. The incentive,…
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Patient names, medicine info and the doctor’s instructions among the data stolen in MediSecure hack
Hackers stole personal data including the health information of nearly 13 million Australians earlier this year, making it one of the nation’s biggest cyber attacks.…
GPs concerned as TikTok influencers encourage women to ditch hormonal contraceptives for period tracking apps
“I did an abortion clinic last week and every second young woman was using Flo.” Cairns GP Dr Heather McNamee is talking about the popular…
Specialist fee website charging doctors $250 a month outpaces govt’s $24 million alternative
Hundreds of doctors have been listed on a specialist fee website that launched last week, in contrast with the 20 doctors listed on the Federal…
MBS telehealth existing relationship exemption for patients with COVID-19 gets the chop
Patients with COVID-19 will be restricted to telehealth consultations with their regular practice from 1 July after Medicare scraps their exemption to the existing relationship…
Bring back telephone items for chronic disease care plans, MBS Review tells govt
The Federal Government should restore telephone items for GPs writing and reviewing chronic disease care plans, the MBS Continuous Review has recommended in its final…
What happens when medical device companies ‘abandon’ patients with experimental brain implants?
Back in 2010, Rita Leggett received a brain implant that changed her life. She had lived with severe chronic epilepsy for decades, but she…
AI cuts radiologist workload and improves mammography screening: study
Radiologists experienced a one third reduction in their overall workload when artificial intelligence (AI) was involved in interpreting a mammography screening program, a study shows.…
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…
MediSecure enters liquidation just weeks after GP prescription data stolen
Prescription software company MediSecure has gone into liquidation less than a month after being hit by a ransomware cyber attack, with affected doctors still unsure…
