LATEST NEWS!
More Time to Process Vaccination Records
The government's No Jab, No Pay Measure has produced a higher than expected demand for vaccinations and the updating of vaccination records. This has caused delays for some vaccination providers in being able to transfer vaccination records to the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR). Therefore vaccination providers now have more time to update immunisation records before a parent's eligibility for child care payments is ceased.
An additional $6 incentive payment will be made to vaccination providers who follow up and vaccinate children who are more than two months overdue for their childhood vaccinations ... read more in the Fact Sheet published by the Department of Health.
New Medicare Package for Chronic Conditions
The government recently announced their Healthier Medicare Package for patients with multiple chronic conditions. Under the new reforms, these patients will get a health care package tailored to their needs. Health Care Homes, which will be delivered by GP practices or Aboriginal Medical Services, will be responsible for the ongoing management and support of the patient's care ... read the government's Media Release
Medicare Benefit Cheques to Stop
From 1 July 2016, Medicare will cease issuing cheques. This means your patients will need to register their bank account details with Medicare in order to receive their payments ... print a poster for your practice
Changes to Yellow Fever Vaccination Requirements
As part of the new Biosecurity Act 2015 which takes effect on 16 June, the period of protection of a yellow fever vaccination will change from 10 years to the duration of the life of the person vaccinated. Therefore vaccinated persons who are travelling to yellow fever-declared countries, and who are due to have a booster vaccination before 16 June, are not required to do so for health protection purposes ... read more on the Department of Health website.
My Health Record - Clinical Software Issue On 8 March 2016, Microsoft released a security update for the .NET framework which introduced an issue for a .NET function to compute digital signatures. This issue prevents clinical documents being uploaded to or downloaded from My Health Record where the Microsoft security update has been applied. The issue is expected to affect a large number of Windows-based clinical systems running multiple versions of the Windows operating system and the Microsoft.NET framework where the 8 March .NET security update patch has been applied. NEHTA is working with Microsoft to resolve the problem.
Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS) Online
The 1 April 2016 MBS data files (XML, DOC, PDF and ZIP) are now available to download.
Read more on the MBS Online website.
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Did you know that ...
 Legionnaires' Disease is a rare form of pneumonia?
Although Legionnaires' Disease is a common kind of bacteria found in the environment, only a few people who come in contact with the bacteria become infected.
Those who are at greater risk of becoming infected are: people over 50; people with a chronic illness; people with a medical condition that impairs their immune system; and smokers.
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TOP TIP FOR ACCREDITATION
Our practice implements strategies to ensure the occupational health and safety of our GPs and other members of the practice team.
The occupational health and safety of the practice team is governed by occupational health and safety (OH&S) state/territory and federal legislation, which may vary from state to state. Practices need to consider how they ensure the practice is a safe working environment for the practice team.
During normal opening hours, there needs to be at least one additional person who can take telephone calls, make appointments, assess the urgency of requests for appointments and assist with medical emergencies - a GP cannot be both a receptionist and a medical practitioner at the same time.
The RACGP encourages practices to have a duress alarm system for the safety of practice staff - these can be in the form of a button to press that brings up an alert on all the other computers in the practice.
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| ACCREDITATION - ARE YOU READY?
Is your practice's Accreditation coming up this year?
Medical Directions can help to identify areas of your practice that may need improving by guiding you through the Accreditation process and assisting in implementing any changes that may be necessary. We offer a full Accreditation Package which includes onsite visits and ongoing consultation via phone, Skype and email.
Medical Directions can ...
- Create a new Policy and Procedure Manual to comply with the 4th Standards
- Set up your new practice and assist with purchasing equipment
- Orientate new GPs to your practice
- Training staff in the use of Best Practice and Medical Director
- Mentor Practice Managers
- Assist with Treatment Room policies and procedures
Let us customise a package to suit your practice.
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Did you know that you can add your own "special" dates to the calendar e.g. staff birthdays? Just click on the word Calendar on the left-hand-side of your knowNOW! and then click Add Event.
Haven't seen how knowNOW! works yet? Then sign up today to receive one month's free trial of knowNOW! and once you realise how much it will help your practice it's just $38.95 per month which includes unlimited users!
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RECIPE OF THE MONTH
Coconut Chicken Nuggets
Great for a quick snack for the kids - served with their favourite sauce!
Ingredients
1 large chicken breast (skin off)
3 tbsps coconut oil
2 tbsps shredded coconut
2 tbsps coconut flour
Salt and Pepper
1 egg
Method
Cut the chicken into small chunks (nuggets)
Whisk the egg in a bowl
Combine the coconut, coconut flour, salt and pepper in a separate bowl
Dip the chicken in the egg and then roll in the coconut mixture until well-coated
Heat the coconut oil in a frying pan over a high heat
Add the nuggets and fry for 2-3 minutes on each side until browned
If you have a favourite recipe you'd like to share, send it to chris@medicaldirections.com.au and we'll include it in our newsletter.
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The Paleo Place
The Sunshine Coast's favourite Paleo Cafe - 4.5 out of 5 stars on Trip Advisor
We are open for breakfast and lunch every day of the week and dinner on Saturday nights from 6:00pm with a selection of delicious Paleo meals, snacks, desserts, juices, smoothies and coffee available. Coffee, freshly squeezed juices and smoothies are available daily from 7:00am and meals from 7:30am.
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Kathryn Davis
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