End seven-day ‘lock’ on patients seeing tests results in My Health Record: Mark Butler
Health officials will weigh up whether pathology and imaging results in My Health Record should still be “locked” from patient access in the first week…
Tag: Pathology
Sensitivity of COVID-19 rapid tests oversold, study suggests
Patients using home self-tests for COVID-19 are receiving “overly optimistic” suggestions of accuracy from the product inserts, a systematic review says. This is “probably leading to flawed…
History review provides the clue to a rare case
Jim, a 64-year-old handyman, presents initially for review of crackling noises he can hear when he breathes. These will wake him up, particularly if he…
Hackers steal 10 years of pathology requests, including Medicare provider numbers
Australian Federal Police is investigating after 10 years of pathology requests, including patients’ Medicare numbers and doctors’ provider numbers, were hacked by cybercriminals. Victorian pathology…
Healius fined $1.65 million over ‘inflated’ pathology rent payments
Healius Pathology will pay a $1.65 million penalty after paying inflated rents for co-located collection sites at two dermatology practices. The Federal Court of Australia found…
Pathology gap fees could increase if Healius takeover proceeds: ACCC
The competition watchdog has warned that a proposed merger of Australian Clinical Labs and Healius Pathology could increase private billing, blow out turnaround times and…
Doctors on alert amid rise in antibiotic-resistant shigellosis
Antibiotic-resistant shigella infections are increasing in Victoria, with health authorities urging GPs to request stool cultures for suspected cases. A health alert issued by the…
Doubling up on stool-based tests catches more colorectal cancers: study
Carrying out two stool-based tests improves sensitivity and cuts the number of missed colorectal cancers, according to a UK study. Researchers compared the diagnostic performance…
Watchdog considers $1.6 billion merger of pathology testing companies
The RACGP is urging the national consumer watchdog to stop Australian Clinical Labs taking over Healius Pathology, on the grounds a pathology testing supergroup would…
GPs and pathologists clash over Medicare funding for CV test
The RACGP has criticised a push for MBS-funded lipoprotein(a) testing to identify patients at elevated risk of heart disease, warning the proposal could be outdated…
