Call for Submissions: ATO review of effective life of assets used in general practice

As part of an industry-wide review of the assets used in offering general practice medical services, the ATO has released a draft proposal for updating the Commissioner of Taxation’s schedule for effective asset life determinations.

Increased use of My Health Record by healthcare providers

PIP payments for those affected by bushfire

Update on novel coronavirus in Australia

Secure messaging standards to be mandatory

State, Territory and Commonwealth Governments have released a joint statement in support of new standards for secure messaging, stating that the standards will be mandatory in future procurement for applicable systems.

MBS Review Taskforce - Draft Report from the Wound Management Working Group

AAPM welcomes the recommendations in the draft report from the Wound Management Working Group of the MBS Review Taskforce to remove bulk-billing restrictions on wound care consumables.

$5 million for bushfire related health research

The Government will provide $5 million in total from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) under an open and competitive grant round.

New Medicare items coming to support those affected by bushfires

New Medicare items coming to support those affected by bushfires

Department of Health: Almost 3.5 million P2 masks provided for bushfires

The Australian Government is providing an additional 576,000 P2 masks to South Australia, Tasmania and Australian Defence Force personnel to support bushfire-affected communities.

My Health Record sees increase in general practitioners viewing documents

My Health Record sees a 62 per cent increase in general practitioners viewing documents.