Program aims to ‘scale up’ hepatitis C testing GPs are being encouraged to sign up for Beyond the C, which is hoping to move Australia closer to eliminating the virus by 2030.
Government responds to RACGP calls, expedites emergency provider numbers The move will ensure GPs can continue to practise and provide care for people in disaster-affected areas.
‘An unnavigable mess’: GPs ill-equipped to manage Medicare compliance, research finds The first qualitative study to examine practitioners’ billing experiences in Australia points to the need for urgent structural reforms.
Why did Sydney’s COVID case numbers fall faster than Melbourne’s? According to experts, structural factors including climate and the connectedness of populations may offer clues.
Long phone consultations end in NSW with hotspot change Outbreak status has been rescinded for the state, significantly limiting the use of the MBS item for extended phone consultations and removing access to PPE from the national medical stockpile.
Funding for in-home COVID vaccine assessments ‘inadequate’ GPs have questioned the lack of a dedicated MBS item number for housebound patients.
Are COVID death rates really falling globally? Around the world, COVID is becoming a disease of younger people, and death rates may be tracking lower. But experts warn against complacency and reliance on at-times rubbery data.
Controversial ECG changes to be reviewed after six months following severe GP backlash Health authorities have rejected widespread calls to postpone changes to Medicare item numbers for ECGs – but opened the door to a review.
Why does the coronavirus fatality rate differ so much around the world? Inadequate testing, ageing populations and overwhelmed health systems may be key factors for higher death rates, experts say.
New MBS item numbers for eating disorders: What GPs need to know The new items, designed to help patients with these debilitating and hard-to-treat disorders, may also draw the map for treatment of other complex health problems.