US physician indicted in $10m telemedicine fraud case
27 April, 2022Elemer Raffai, an orthopedic surgeon, has been indicted with healthcare fraud in the US in relation to a $10 million scheme involving the submission of false and fraudulent Medicare claims.
HESTA confirms consortium bid for Ramsay Health
21 April, 2022HESTA has confirmed that it is part of a KKR-led consortium to acquire Ramsay Health Care.
Nursing: 15 ways to boost engagement and retention
19 April, 2022 by Michelle Taylor*With the nursing shortage expected to worsen in the coming years, addressing retention and engagement is now more urgent than ever.
Curious workers likely to earn above average wages: research
14 April, 2022Around 72% of business leaders are likely to pay above average wages to employees with high levels of curiosity, according to new research from SAP.
Workforce shortage should be top health policy priority — AHPA
13 April, 2022The Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) has called for the major parties to make fixing the health workforce shortage their number one health policy priority for the upcoming federal election.
Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) 2022 Awards — winners announced
06 April, 2022The winners of the Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) 2022 Awards For Excellence were announced at a gala dinner in Adelaide on 4 April 2022.
A Day in the Life: Leanne Northrop, an Aged Care Nurse Practitioner
06 April, 2022Leanne Northrop is a Nurse Practitioner at Peninsula Villages, an aged-care facility on the Central Coast, New South Wales.
The safety fallout of worker fatigue in health care
06 April, 2022 by Amy SarcevicFor as long as Consultant Emergency Physician Dr Stephen Parnis can remember, he has begun each shift on his various emergency wards wondering how many workers will be present.
Mitochondrial donation law reform welcomed
04 April, 2022The controversial mitochondrial donation Bill — called Maeve's Law — has passed the Senate by 37 to 17 votes.
Health budget 2022 spends a little on favoured interest groups but misses a chance for real reform
30 March, 2022 by Stephen Duckett, The University of MelbourneThe 2022 budget is an election-year budget. So stakeholders have been pushing their wheelbarrows up the hill to Parliament House to lobby for extra largesse to flow their way.
Fake Sydney nurse convicted
28 March, 2022A Sydney woman who worked as a nurse at a medical centre despite not being qualified or registered to practise has been convicted at the Windsor Local Court of New South Wales.
Liverpool Hospital trials smart gloves to train surgeons
24 March, 2022Liverpool Hospital is trialling smart gloves that are said to provide surgical trainees with instant and accurate feedback.
Medical equality undermined by mistaken doctors: study
23 March, 2022Male doctors who overestimate female representation in the medical profession are also less likely to support gender-equality initiatives, reveals new research.
General practice and the unconscious gender bias
15 March, 2022 by Dr Emily Carroll*Unconscious gender bias remains a significant barrier to women's careers all over the world, and the healthcare sector is no exception.
Residential aged care: 50% of people don't trust they'd receive good care
15 March, 2022And that's not all — 41% of older people consider residential aged-care facilities to be depressing places.
