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More telehealth guidelines made by telehealth operators

2 days ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Holly Payne

Convened by controversial cannabis group Montu and chaired by former Health Minister Greg Hunt, the Telehealth Sector Working Group has moved incredibly fast. A mere five weeks after its first official meeting, the newly-formed Telehealth Sector Working Group has released a draft set of principles which it says “establish a clear and consistent foundation” for telehealth practice across Australia.
Lung cancer screening: beware a false sense of security

2 days ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Holly Payne

While lung cancer is a major health risk for smokers, it’s not the only one. Australia’s new lung cancer screening program is expected to save hundreds of lives per year, but experts urge healthcare professionals to remember that it will only pick up on one of the many risks associated with smoking. From July, asymptomatic patients who have a history of smoking of at least 30 pack-years will be able to access bulk-billed low-dose CT scans to screen for lung cancer following a GP referral.
Hep C trial backs sofosbuvir–daclatasvir as potent first-line option - Medical Republic

3 days ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Amanda Sheppeard

A new study is the first head-to-head study of WHO-recommended hepatitis C therapy. Sofosbuvir–daclatasvir could be superior to sofosbuvir–velpatasvir for treating hepatitis C, while also demonstrating high cure rates with shorter or flexible treatment strategies, results from a new randomised trial show.
Lyrebird and Cubiko debut integration

3 days ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Holly Payne

The new tool will combine Cubiko’s care prompt system with Lyrebird’s system to suggest relevant consult templates. Two popular GP software vendors have launched a new feature that will suggest consult templates and identify eligible MBS billing codes for patients. Lyrebird Health is an AI-powered medical scribing service that generates tailored notes based off consult recordings. Cubiko, meanwhile, is an analytics platform that identifies patient eligibility for certain items or consults.
Use of essential cancer medicines increasing

3 days ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Lincoln Tracy

Targeted therapies and immunomodulators have seen a spike in usage across middle-income countries. Improvements in universal health coverage are contributing to more equitable expenditure and access to essential cancer medicines.
How those new CDM items will work

4 days ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Holly Payne

If a patient already has a GP management plan in place and comes in for a review, what happens? Let’s find out. It’s less than a week until the chronic disease management item overhaul goes live, and questions about how exactly to manage patients through the transition still abound. Luckily, the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing came out with answers to some of the more specific questions surrounding the change at an RACGP-run webinar on Tuesday.
Gov’ts taken to task on unfit mental health agreement

4 days ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Holly Payne

The Productivity Commission has savaged the ‘alienating, inadequate, ill-informed and under-resourced' mental health and suicide prevention system. A new interim report out of the Productivity Commission has identified major flaws in the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement, which it said has resulted in a system where services remain unaffordable and do not respond to population needs.
Private hospitals win boost as insurers lift payouts

4 days ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Amanda Sheppeard

But the health minister has warned that further reform is essential to safeguard Australia’s dual-track health system. The federal government has intensified its focus on the financial sustainability and modernisation of Australia’s private hospital sector, warning private health insurers that further inaction on benefit payments to hospitals could trigger regulatory intervention.
New AI tool enhances skin disease detection and diagnosis accuracy

4 days ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Amanda Sheppeard

The system mimics real-world clinical workflows to enhance early diagnosis and monitoring of skin diseases, including melanoma. A new artificial intelligence tool developed by an international research consortium led by Monash University is set to transform dermatological diagnostics by enhancing speed and accuracy in identifying melanoma and a wide range of other skin diseases.
Menopause item detail revealed

5 days ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Holly Payne

The new menopause and perimenopause health assessment item, worth $102, goes live next week. The exact requirements for the government’s incoming menopause health assessment have arrived, and are far more specific than that of a regular health assessment item. Announced in February as part of a pre-election pledge for women’s health, the two new MBS items will go live from Tuesday 1 July. Items 695 and 19000 are technically temporary, and will be reviewed after a two-year period.