States to receive $1 billion in coronavirus funding But uncertainty remains over GP access to more masks and new telehealth item numbers.
Chief Medical Officer flags coronavirus telehealth expansion Professor Brendan Murphy told Senate Estimates the Government is ‘certainly looking at’ telehealth items for coronavirus cases and patients with chronic disease.
First AskMBS advisory shines a light on general practice GPs and practice managers now have easy access to advice on commonly asked questions regarding the MBS.
These GPs worked with Australia’s most vulnerable patients – until the compliance crackdown The reward for the hard work these GPs put into treating body and mind? Unfair punishment, they claim.
RACGP President calls for immediate end to co-claiming crackdown GPs treat each patient as a person, not a statistic. Dr Harry Nespolon has called on the Department of Health to treat GPs with the same respect.
‘Nudge’ letters in spotlight amid GP push back on compliance campaign Concern over the Government approach has seen thousands join the backlash against the latest letter targeting mental and physical health co-claiming.
Strong backlash to Medicare mental health compliance push Hundreds of angry GPs have signed a petition calling for an end to the latest Medicare compliance campaign.
Departmental ‘GP hunt’ may affect mental health care Dr Edwin Kruys warns that the latest DoH compliance push may have unintended consequences.
Softer tone in new compliance letter after RACGP questions Hundreds of GPs will receive a warning letter this week around mental health treatment items, triggering RACGP concerns over targeting.
Further calls for government focus on general practice Despite consistent growth since 2011–12, government healthcare expenditure per person has dropped. What does this mean for general practice?