Information lockdown: The importance of backing up general practice data Implementing an effective system for data backup and recovery is an essential preventive activity for the health of a general practice.
Improving links between general practice and clinical research GP researcher Professor Clare Heal chronicled the experience of conducting five randomised controlled trials in a general practice setting, showing it can be done successfully.
Overhaul of Practice Incentives Program delayed until May 2019 The RACGP has welcomed the delay of the Federal Government’s proposed Practice Incentives Program Quality Improvement Incentive, as an opportunity to ensure that it is designed correctly and works for general practice.
March issue of Australian Journal of General Practice now available The latest issue of the Australian Journal of General Practice, the RACGP’s peer-reviewed scholarly journal, is available online.
Can we deliver high value care with one eye on the clock and the other on the screen? Given longer consultations are associated with better health outcomes, the Medicare Benefits Schedule should be restructured to incentivise appropriate consultation time in general practice, Dr Edwin Kruys writes for newsGP.
Vale Dr Margaret Hollands Dr Margaret Hollands, one of the first female members of the RACGP, passed away on 16 February. newsGP looks at the life and career of a pioneering woman of Australian healthcare.
General practice software and better healthcare systems GPs and software vendors collaborate for improved healthcare systems.
First issue of Australian Journal of General Practice now available The first issue of the Australian Journal of General Practice, the RACGP’s peer-reviewed scholarly journal, is now available online.
The defining moments of general practice in 2017: Part 2 In light of reflection and the festive spirit, the RACGP is taking 25 days of December to re-live a selection of the most defining moments of general practice in 2017.
The defining moments of general practice in 2017 As the end of another year approaches, we should consider the progress and success our profession has experienced over the past 12 months.