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GPs to warn patients of specialists’ fees under revamp Paul Smith
| 15 February, 2016 |
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GPs will have to inform patients about potential out-of-pocket costs when referring them to a specialist, under a draft revamp of the RACGP's practice standards. Releasing the first draft of the fifth edition standards on Monday, the college has avoided wholesale changes - although some previous recommendations would become mandatory. The college has attempted to beef-up the demands on practices in areas such as preventative care, patient reminders and systems for recalling patients with urgent test results, as well as providing information to patients on healthcare costs. New mandatory requirements outlined in the draft include: • time-critical results identified outside normal opening hours are managed by the practice
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• practices need to have a reminder system in place for preventative healthcare • a policy on the use of email and social media if used by the practice • informing patients of out-of-pocket costs provided within the practice, and potential out-ofpocket costs relating to referred services • practices required to provide information on health promotion, illness prevention and
Rural GP 1. I am not your secretary. 2. I am not the specialist's secretary. 3. I do not have the time do do this, unless I bill the same as a... RACGP moots forcing GPs to detail specialists' costs · 2 hours ago
preventive health • the documentation of prior consent given by a patient to have a third party (such as a chaperone, registrar, medical student, family relative) present during the consultation The draft standard on out-of-pocket costs says the price of treatment remains a barrier to care for many patients. Current accreditation standards suggest doctors raise the issue of future costs with patients. But this draft says it should become mandatory. “If the patient indicates, or you otherwise know or suspect, that the costs of a suggested referral pose a barrier to the patient, discuss alternatives with them, such as referral to public services,” the draft says. Advertisement
http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/news/latest-news/racgp-moots-forcing-gps-to-det... 15/02/2016