In Practice: New digital assignment of benefit form A digital approval form is now available to support electronic assignment of benefit for telehealth services.
GPs should be paid for NDIS paperwork: RACGP Current Medicare requirements make it difficult for GPs to receive compensation for the time-consuming task, the college has said.
NDIS ‘overhaul’ on the way: Report Sustainability and unity are at the centre of 26 recommendations that aim to improve the lives of all Australians with disability, not just those on the NDIS.
‘Game changing’ extended skills recognition launched The RACGP program is open to all Fellows with at least five years’ experience in their interest area, including dermatology and addiction.
‘We need to be more aware of the impact of disability’ The disability royal commission report has laid bare huge issues, but gaps remain in understanding how GPs would be supported in addressing them.
RACGP’s seven-point plan for general practice and the NDIS The relationship between general practice and the NDIS has not always been easy. Here is what the college believes could make it better.
Call for GPs to connect unpaid carers with free support SPONSORED: More than 2.65 million Australians are unpaid carers, but many don’t know about the free services available to support them.
‘Active approach’ aims to break the cycle of lower back pain GPs have been identified as crucial communicators of a new standard for treating the problem, which generates $4.8 billion in annual healthcare costs.
Major boost for ‘vital driver’ of improving disability outcomes Millions in funding has been allocated to support key elements of a plan aimed at improving the health of people with intellectual disability.
Why new disability resource can ‘make a big difference’ A freak rugby accident left Eric depressed and searching for answers. It took years to recover, but he says it no longer needs to be this way.