The Privacy Act 1988 requires health care providers to comply with 13 Australian Privacy Principles which cover collecting, using and disclosing personal information. [ezcol_1half][/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Furthermore, it states that health … Read more…
In addition to marriage equality, another hot topic of debate in Australia is assisting dying. This month, a bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people was introduced to … Read more…
An ‘online doctor service’ which allows people to get prescriptions and medical certificates, specialist referrals, and even medications delivered to a chosen address is subject to concerns that people using … Read more…
Marriage equality has been a top political issue in Australia since an amendment to the Marriage Act in 2004 which specifically addressed same-sex marriage. Currently, Australia is involved in a … Read more…
A Sydney GP has created a website which reveals consultation fees of medical specialists, surgeons and allied health professionals. The creator of the website, Dr Richard Zhu, says he was … Read more…
Prompted by the rapid growth of acute unscheduled care around the world, a survey sponsored by Philips, health technology global leader, looked at the use of emergency departments across seven … Read more…
[ezcol_2third] The replacement of humans by robots and artificial intelligence to undertake particular work is a popular topic and there are estimates that millions of jobs will be automated in … Read more…
[ezcol_1half] In Australia and the UK the term ‘practice nurse’ refers to a nurse who works in a General Practice, typically a medical centre where the role involves assisting a … Read more…
[ezcol_1half][/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] In a further push to level the earnings field between General Practitioners and other specialists, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) last month released a report … Read more…
[ezcol_1half] A clinician-led Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) review taskforce is currently examining each of the 5,700 line items on the MBS to ensure they align with best practice and improved … Read more…