Support mounts for embargo on IMGs
DOCTORS have called on the government to place an embargo on new international medical graduates entering Australia until it provides adequate support during their practice, training and accreditation.
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Claire Jackson
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E-health billing green light hailed as a ‘breakthrough’
GPs have finally been given clear permission to bill Medicare for the time they spend organising a patient’s e-health record, with new explanatory notes added to the MBS that doctors’ groups have hailed as a breakthrough.
E-health billing gets green light
GPs have finally been given clear permission to bill Medicare for the time they spend organising a patient’s e-health record, with new explanatory notes added to the MBS that doctors’ groups have hailed as a breakthrough.
Tributes pour in for Prof Marjan Kljakovic
THE RACGP has paid tribute to prominent GP academic Professor Marjan Kljakovic, who died in Canberra last week.
Dr Liz Marles wins 2012 RACGP election after hard-fought campaign
SYDNEY GP and sitting RACGP vice president Dr Liz Marles will become the next head of the RACGP after winning the college’s 2012 presidential election.
Two-horse race looms for RACGP presidency
SYDNEY based GP Dr Liz Marles and Perth GP Dr Mike Civil have been confirmed as the only candidates to nominate to take over from current president Associate Professor Claire Jackson when she steps down in October.
Medical insurers still refusing to endorse e-health records
A HEALTH department backdown has freed GPs of liability for “compromised or hacked” e-health records but the government is still demanding GPs obtain permission from the author of every document they upload to the system before doing so.
E-health record conditions still up in the air
The health department is still at odds with GP groups over conditions it expects practices to sign up to in order to participate in the national e-health record system, almost two months after its first draft caused outrage across the profession.
Public at risk after incentives dumped
GPs have slammed a raft of budget cuts and changes to practice incentive payments announced last week, including the scrapping of the GP Immunisation Incentives Scheme, which experts say poses a serious public health risk.
PCEHR $233m commitment welcomed
EXPERTS have welcomed the government’s continued commitment to the personally controlled e-health records system but questioned the wisdom of forcing GPs to participate by threatening to withdraw practice incentive payments.
Budget 2012: what GP leaders say
Dr Paul Mara, President, RDAA: “I’m not disappointed with this budget because, sadly, I wasn’t expecting much for rural health in the first place. The level to which the bureaucrats have listened to rural GPs is very poor and the government is really struggling to work out what its workforce strategy should be. More rural doctors will be leaving the bush for good.”
Nothing to fear: GP performance indicators will be ‘voluntary’
GPs have been assured that recent media speculation that development of new performance management indicators will lead to pay-for-performance funding for general practice is completely unsubstantiated.
GPs demand e-health clarity
TWO weeks after Health Minister Tanya Plibersek announced MBS items would be available for doctors working with e-health records, there appears to be still no clear message from the minister or health department about how the new system will work.
GPs demand e-health clarity
TWO weeks after Health Minister Tanya Plibersek announced MBS items would be available for doctors working with e-health records, there appears to be still no clear message from the minister or health department about how the new system will work.
Doctors to be paid for PCEHR set-up
GPs will be allowed to bill Medicare for the creation and maintenance of shared e-health summaries according to Health Minister Tanya Plibersek, who confirmed for the first time today "nominated providers" would be paid for their time.
RACGP presidential race kicks off with two vying for top spot
THE race for the 2012 RACGP presidency has begun with current vice-president Dr Liz Marles and college Standards Committee chair Dr Mike Civil announcing they will each be nominating for the position.
Calls for alcohol inclusion in drug monitoring system
THE nationwide expansion of Tasmania’s controlled drug monitoring system has led to calls for the system to include alcohol sales in supermarkets, while a Victorian coroner has recommended the state government monitor the sale of all prescription drugs.
GPs to face $25 hike to fund national doctors’ health program
REGISTRATION costs for GPs could rise by $25 to $695 a year in order to fund a national doctors’ health program under a new proposal by state and federal health ministers.
Medicare misuse rampant: Webber
FORMER PSR director Dr Tony Webber has claimed he was gagged by the health department when he raised concerns that hospitals were “cost-shifting” by pressuring GPs to order preoperative tests through Medicare.
GPs reveal big issues for 2012
A CHANGE of health minister hasn’t blunted the anger of GPs over the government’s Better Access mental health cuts, which will be one of the big medico-political issues of 2012, according to a Cegedim survey conducted for Medical Observer.
Tanya Plibersek takes Health reins
A CABINET reshuffle is being seen as an opportunity for new Health Minister Tanya Plibersek and the government to back away from the 1 July deadline for the introduction of a personally controlled e-health record (PCEHR).
My Christmas - Professor Claire Jackson
AFTER a busy year for general practice, RACGP president Professor Claire Jackson predicts 2012 will be even busier, although hopefully filled with more good news than recent times have delivered the profession.
Nurse practitioner guide released
GPs have been given clearer guidelines for entering into collaborative care agreements with nurse practitioners, but questions remain over the medico-legal ramifications. The RACGP yesterday launched its finalised collaboration guide following months of consultation. But while the college hoped the template agreements and advice would provide clearer instructions for GPs, RACGP president Professor Claire Jackson said the guidelines remained a “living document” that would be revised in the future, based on ongoing GP feedback. Professor Jackson said the college decided after consultation with medical indemnity organisations to focus on the clinical implications of the agreements and leave ...
Having own GP is best for patients
“WHO’S your GP?” That’s the question being asked by the RACGP and the General Practice Registrars Association (GPRA), which have renewed their campaign to encourage Australians to have their own GP. College president Professor Claire Jackson said today’s World Family Doctor Day – an initiative of the World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca) – provided a great opportunity to highlight the significant contribution of GPs in Australia and around the world. “There are many benefits to having an ongoing relationship with a GP, which is built on trust, and provides continuity of comprehensive and coordinated healthcare,” ...
Jackson backed for top RACGP job
RACGP president Dr Chris Mitchell has thrown his weight behind Professor Claire Jackson, the first contender to officially announce her candidacy for the RACGP presidency. As nominations for the role officially opened last week, Dr Mitchell said it would be “hard to imagine anyone who would be better placed to be president of the college but at the end of the day that election is decided by the members”. While Dr Mitchell said he would fully support whoever took the role, he said many members of the college were very pleased Professor Jackson was standing “because she ...