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Overdiagnosis danger: risks and consequences for patients 3/5/2015

How much overdetection is acceptable in cancer screening?

More co-payments to be 'sneaked in' for prescription drugs 3/3/2015

The report of the health impact statement on the effects of the Transpacific Partnership currently being negotiated by the Federal Government with the US indicates there is a high ...

NSW public hospitals increase service volume: report 3/3/2015

The Bureau of Health Information (BHI) has released the latest Hospital Quarterly report with information profiling activity and performance in NSW public hospitals during October ...

Why quality carries weight in bariatric equipment 3/2/2015

Across the world, there is an increasing obesity epidemic and the need for quality equipment for bariatric patients is growing.

4 Ways to Improve Admin Efficiency in Your Small Medical Practice 3/2/2015

Efficient admin can improve operations in your small medical practice. Doctors maintain processes and practises by monitoring duplication of services, overly expensive inputs or ...

Consumer, community groups speak out on Medicare 2/26/2015

Health Minister Sussan Ley has held constructive talks with consumer and community groups in Canberra about the best ways to protect Medicare for the long-term.

Palliative care workforce to help develop innovative training modules 2/23/2015

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) is seeking the input of health professionals and others involved in palliative care around Australia to help develop two ...

Health rationing: Australia 'can learn' from international examples 2/19/2015

As governments around Australia grapple with health budget challenges, a focus on rationing healthcare is inevitable. Australia already has some well-regarded rationing processes in ...

'Positive, constructive' talks on PBS, Pharmacy Agreement 2/16/2015

The Abbott Government has given pharmacists, consumers, doctors and medicines manufacturers the opportunity to present their views about the next multi-billion Community Pharmacy ...

Medical tourism 'soaring' in Southeast Asia 2/13/2015

A number of countries in Southeast Asia continue to witness a boom in medical tourism, as affordable healthcare for foreign visitors is being actively promoted by governments in the ...

Consult across the sector on Medicare, health minister urged 2/9/2015

The federal government is not learning from mistakes of the past with its continued "narrow consultation" on Medicare reforms, health lobby groups have said.

Syd hospital contacts hundreds of patients following vaccine fault 1/29/2015

Hundreds of patients who were treated at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPA) in Sydney may have been administered ineffective vaccines following the discovery of a faulty refrigerator ...

6 Innovative Medical Devices You May Not Know About 1/23/2015

Innovations in medical device technology are constant and necessary. Doctors keep up to date through regularly reading journal articles, health news websites and the latest published ...

US heart surgeon gunned down 1/22/2015

A tragedy in a US hospital has left two people dead – one a renowned endovascular surgeon – in what reports have suggested was a murder-suicide.

'Annual fee' model an answer to govt's Medicare woes 1/21/2015

The government is struggling to sell its Medicare co-payment reform because its sole emphasis is on cost control, when it should also be about supporting quality and equity, according ...

Autopsy of a dead policy: what now for Medicare? 1/19/2015

The government has backed down from its plan to cut Medicare rebates to doctors – which was to start on January 19 – after several days of public pressure.

Dutton 'worst health minister in living memory': poll 1/14/2015

What a way to end one's ministerial term. Former Health Minister Peter Dutton has been ranked the worst health minister in living memory in a survey conducted by Australian Doctor ...

Great expectations: 'naïve optimism' about medical care 12/28/2014

"It might do me some good and it won’t hurt to give it a go." How often have you heard a phrase like this?

Health system "inefficiencies" addressed in govt white paper 12/18/2014

Which level of government should really be responsible for the funding, policy, regulation and delivery of services in the health sector in Australia?

Mixed response to Coalition's co-payment backflip 12/10/2014

PM Tony Abbott has dismissed the dumping of the $7 GP co-payment plan in favour of an exclusive $5 one as a policy backdown, telling reporters it was about making the system "work". ...

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