Home visits may change patients’ healthcare resource utilisation, including hospital admission, medications, outpatient and emergency room visits.
Consumers with chronic medical conditions may not readily embrace Health Care Home practice redesign initiatives in Australia.
Low use of care planning and reviews presents an opportunity for general practitioners to improve care.
A report on the experiences of Australian general practitioners in 2020 and 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This article measures access to digital health technology, uptake of digital health, digital health literacy and COVID-19 vaccination intentions in an inner-city population experiencing homelessness.
The unregulated implementation of risk algorithms in tools might miss identifying patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease.
General Practice Liaison staff undertake a range of activities to improve information flow, care processes and capacity across both sectors.
Medical abortion is a more accessible and less invasive option than surgical termination and can be provided in primary care settings.
Australia’s outdated definition of obesity likely hinders management and contributes to the observed gap between clinical guidelines and current practice.
General practitioners are in an ideal place to assist in the stabilising of the health of those in custody and maintenance of the health of those released from prison.
This study examined Medicare Benefits Schedule billing patterns by consultation length to estimate overcharging or undercharging by GPs, and the cost/savings to Medicare.
Street-based general practice services are critical to facilitate easy access to primary and secondary management of chronic multimorbid conditions in marginalised patients.
General practitioners are well positioned to take a comprehensive approach to the management of functional decline in older people, aided by a range of funded programs.
This article summarises the background and benefits of community HealthPathways, and offers tips on using this tool.
In April 2020, a group of general practice leaders in NSW established a COVID-19 virtual community of practice to facilitate rapid transfer and implementation of clinical guidance into practice.