Overweight patients prefer shopping for their doctor
OVERWEIGHT and obese patients are more likely to ‘doctor-shop’ than normal weight patients, US research shows.
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Overweight patients prefer shopping for their doctor
OVERWEIGHT and obese patients are more likely to ‘doctor-shop’ than normal weight patients, US research shows.
Caution urged on tracking of addictive drug prescriptions
A NATIONAL system to track addictive drug prescriptions might reduce overprescribing but could lead to unintended consequences, experts say.
DORA rollout delayed by ‘bureaucratic’ hurdles
THE rollout of software giving GPs patient prescription histories in real time, aimed at cutting doctor shopping, is moving at a slow pace, with bureaucratic hurdles delaying the process by months.
DORA software rollout lagging
THE rollout of software giving GPs patient prescription histories in real time, aimed at cutting doctor shopping, is moving at a slow pace with bureaucratic hurdles delaying the process by months.
Cautious embrace of patient script histories
ADDICTION experts have cautiously welcomed a government-backed software program giving GPs access to a patient’s entire prescription history, but stressed that additional measures are needed to win the war on doctor shopping.
GPs to access patient’s prescription histories
BEGINNING in July, GPs around Australia will be able to access a patient’s entire prescription history during consultation, as part of a bid to curb doctor shopping and improve quality use of medicine.
Alcohol should be monitored like drugs
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.
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.
Wide support for real-time prescription monitoring call
DOCTORS and pharmacists have backed calls from a Victorian coroner for the introduction of a real-time prescription monitoring system in an effort to stamp out doctor-shopping.
No slowdown in growing doctor shopper menace
DESPITE growing attention from the media, experts and practitioners, ‘doctor shopping’ is showing no signs of abating, with the latest Medicare Annual Report revealing the practice has increased by 8% in the last 12 months. According to the report, more than 26,900 calls weremade by doctors to the Pres-cription Shopping Information Service in 2009-10, an increase of more than 2000 calls on 2008-09 figures. The 24-hour advice line offers real-time information on patients that GPs suspect are doctor shoppers. More than 5100 patient reports were issued to doctors as part of the Medicare Prescription Shopping Program, alerting ...
No slowdown in growing doctor shopper menace
DESPITE growing attention from the media, experts and practitioners, ‘doctor shopping’ is showing no signs of abating, with the latest Medicare Annual Report revealing the practice has increased by 8% in the last 12 months. According to the report, more than 26,900 calls were made by doctors to the Prescription Shopping Information Service in 2009-10, an increase of more than 2000 calls on 2008-09 figures. The 24-hour advice line offers real-time information on patients that GPs suspect are doctor shoppers. More than 5100 patient reports were issued to doctors as part of the Medicare Prescription Shopping ...
Driving change
Draft guidelines on assessing fitness to drive may make life a little easier for GPs, but some experts say they need to go much further. Caroline Brettingham-Moore reports.
Death sparks doctor shopping fears
CONCERNS have been raised over the scope of medication prescribing and retail monitoring programs after the death of a Queensland man from an overdose of the antipsychotic Seroquel (quetiapine fumarate). A Queensland coroner has said Medicare’s Prescription Shopping Information Service and Project STOP run by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia are not effective enough in preventing doctor shopping. Coroner Kay Ryan found that Bradley John Muller died from an overdose in November 2008 after presenting to eight different doctors for multiple scripts. Only one doctor involved in Mr Muller’s care was registered to access the Medicare’s ...
Spotting a doctor shopper
Can you identify a doctor shopper? And what are your obligations when it comes to prescribing drugs of addiction? Caroline Brettingham-Moore asks the experts.
Doctor-shopping alert on fitness to drive
FITNESS-TO-DRIVE guidelines have once again been thrown into the spotlight, following an incident in North Queensland where an elderly man with dementia went ‘doctor-shopping’ until he was cleared as able to hold a licence. The incident prompted the Mackay Division of General Practice to send letters warning GPs about the practice, and division CEO Mr Christian Grieves voiced concerns it could become more prevalent as the population aged. A long-awaited Federal Government review of fitness-to-drive guidelines is expected to be released later this month, with consultation to follow. Adelaide GP Dr David Tye, a former RACGP ...
The new face of drug addiction
Prescription opiate abuse is suddenly getting the attention it deserves, but what factors are underpinning the massive growth in this new addiction? Kirrilly Burton reports. HE has just arrived from interstate and his convoluted but believable story about the difficulties of accessing his belongings locked away in storage is convincing. More convincing are the x-rays and previous prescriptions this tidily groomed, well dressed and articulate patient provides which clearly show he has had an injury that requires pain relief. You don’t feel like you’re being fed a line... but really you have been. You’ve ...
Drug-seeking patients: your legal risks
PATIENTS seeking drugs of addiction for non-therapeutic reasons can at times be manipulative and demanding, abusive and violent. Such at-risk patients can create high-risk situations. Every year a significant number of Australians go from doctor to doctor under false pretences in an effort to get prescription drugs to support a drug habit. Patients involved in such behaviour may: Be new to the practice, present after hours or claim to be from out of town Present with a range of problems and say that past non-drug interventions have been ineffective Ask for a ...