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The doctors betraying their oath to do no harm
25 September 2021 - Medical procedures that don’t help the patient, overdiagnosis, the ‘medicalisation of normal’… two doctors lift the lid. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Sep 2021
MSAC publishes agenda for upcoming PASC meeting
24 September 2021 - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of the applications scheduled to be considered at the next ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Sep 2021
Doctors too keen to operate, say experts
25 September 2021 - Doctors are routinely over-diagnosing and over-treating conditions that do not require medical intervention, sometimes carrying out ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Sep 2021
Medicare Benefits Schedule continuous review to improve patient care
13 September 2021 - Medicare items and services will be reviewed by experts on an on-going basis to ensure the Medicare ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jun 2021
Medicare rebate changes for surgeries kick in next month, but doctors say more time is needed
7 June 2021 - One of the biggest overhauls of the Medicare rebate system in decades is set to kick ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2021
Patients set to pay thousands more as rebates cut in raft of radical Medicare changes
6 June 2021 - A chaotic attempt to modernise the 38 year old Medicare system could see patients hit with higher ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 May 2021
Health insurers ‘sit on pot of gold’, say private hospitals
21 May 2021 - Private hospitals say health insurers must promise to reduce premium hikes or pay cash back to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2021
MSAC publishes agenda for upcoming ESC meeting
14 May 2021 - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of the applications scheduled to be considered at the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Apr 2021
NICE launches ambitious strategy to provide quicker access to new treatments and innovations
19 April 2021 - NICE will transform key elements of its approach to ensure efficiency and speed while maintaining robust, trusted ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Apr 2021
Medicare Benefits Schedule Electrocardiogram Review Committee – appointment of Committee Members
15 April 2021 - The Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Committee was established in March 2021 to review electrocardiogram items introduced on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Mar 2021
NICE methods and process review aims to create fertile ground for innovation
29 March 2021 - The way NICE reviews new medicines is about to go through its biggest change in years – ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Oct 2020
New procedures for CADTH drug reimbursement reviews
30 September 2020 - CADTH initiated stakeholder consultations in June 2020 on proposals to align the procedure for its drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Sep 2020
ICER releases draft evidence report on supervised injection facilities
24 September 2020 - Public comment period now open until 22 October 2020; requests to make oral comment during public ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Aug 2020
Consultation on the Medical Services Advisory Committee revised draft guidelines
31 August 2020 - The Department of Health is interested in obtaining views and feedback from the general public and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Aug 2020
MSAC Guidelines review
17 August 2020 - The Department of Health has commenced a review of the MSAC technical guidelines to ensure assessment ...