DoHAC targets four areas in new compliance activity Around 100 GPs will receive letters for high MBS activity in areas including timed professional services and chronic disease management.
In Practice: New digital assignment of benefit form A digital approval form is now available to support electronic assignment of benefit for telehealth services.
Palliative care bodies sound the alarm on opioid supply crisis A growing list of opioid medications are being discontinued in Australia, with morphine liquid supplies near depletion.
GPs urged to ‘test, treat, trace’ as congenital syphilis rates rise With a sixfold increase in syphilis rates among women, the importance of adequate antenatal screening has been emphasised.
‘Incredible community spirit’: Queensland’s flooding fight Towns turned into islands, residents on roofs, roads becoming rivers – GPs in the Far North have shared their stories as the area is inundated.
RACGP ‘so incredibly important’: Michael Kidd The Deputy Chief Medical Officer stopped by his old stomping ground to share his inspiring views on the future of general practice.
‘A focus on innovation and reform’: NHRA Review revealed Fragmentation dangers, lack of long-term vision, and never-ending red tape – those were the problems laid bare by a probe of the agreement.
GPs need more support managing eating disorders: Poll One expert believes general practice can ‘make a huge impact’ by using available resources to help patients and navigate referrals.
‘The bar has been set too low’: RACGP criticises oversight of PHNs Federal Government scrutiny of the country’s 31 Primary Health Networks is falling well short, according to the college.
Health Minister unveils $300 aged care incentive Details are still lacking, but the payment will be available per patient, per year, while there will also be a $130 bonus for practices.