I decided to publish a few posts on converting bulk billing GP practice into private/mixed billing one. No week passes without my clients asking me questions about this process. Conversion to private billing is very common nowadays. The rising costs of running a GP clinic leave no choice for many Read more
Questions from the client: Q1. We quite often get queries from patients with chronic pain to do a referral to Physio only. The question is if there was a referral provided to say a Pharmacist for HMR (due to use of pain medication) or Optometrist for eye checkup, is it Read more
Question: I am a GP looking at buying my own practice. How do I know what is the “right price”? Answer: You are buying your GP clinic. What is the right price? Putting a price tag on a General Practice is not a simple affair. It is not the same Read more
A GP clinic, as a private health service provider, cannot delete a patient’s medical file until a certain period of time passed. This period of time is seven years since the last service, or for the person under 18 years old until they reach 25 years old. Should the patient Read more
Question from a GP: I have had several patients lately who clearly stated that they do not consent to COVID-19 vaccination. Yet, they asked me to be vaccinated because otherwise, they would lose their jobs, houses etc. Am I, potentially, in trouble? Answer: This was probably, the most uncomfortable question Read more
To serve or not to serve? There is the question – Whether ‘tis nobler to serve unvaccinated or show them to the door to claim the need of the Divine Protection? Now seriously. Healthcare businesses in Victoria face a legal, moral and financial dilemma of providing services to people unvaccinated Read more
Question from Dr M: Can I work from home and bill Medicare on the provider number registered at my home address? Answer: This question is asked again and again by some of our consulting clients. The simple answer is – yes. Billing Medicare from home is not a complicated process. Read more
Question: Does the Government’s No Fault COVID-19 Indemnity Scheme fully protect me from any claims by the patients? Answer: In August 2021 Australian Government introduced the No Fault COVID-19 Indemnity Scheme. The Scheme will provide Australians with quick access to compensation for COVID-19 claims related to the administration of a Read more