The Australian Health-Care System  

Oleh:

Breen, Kerry J. ; Cordner, Stephen M. ; Thomson, Colin J. H. ; Plueckhahn, Vernon D.

Jenis: Article from Books - E-Book
Dalam koleksi: Good Medical Practice Professionalism, Ethics and Law, page 208-222.
Topik: Health-Care System; Government Health Departments; Medicare Regulations; Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Fulltext: The Australian Health-Care System.pdf (177.58KB)

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While doctors who obtained their undergraduate and postgraduate training in Australia are likely to have a reasonable understanding of the Australian health-care system, overseas-trained doctors may have more dif?culty negotiating the Australian system to adequately meet the needs of their patients and to avoid legal problems for themselves. This chapter outlines the Australian health-care system in simple terms and describes in more detail the two main elements relevant to doctors: Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Bene?ts Scheme (PBS). Medicare and the PBS are managed by Medicare Australia, formerly known as the Health Insurance Commission [1]. These two elements are central to the clinical practice of medicine outside the public hospital system, as they provide government payments for medical services and pharmaceuticals and include centralised monitoring, enforcement and disciplinary procedures related to payments to doctors for medical services [2]. Doctors who deliberately or through ignorance breach the regulations of these systems may face heavy ?nes and/or disquali?cation from participation. They are also likely to be subject to disciplinary action by medical boards. This chapter focuses on health services provided by doctors and does not canvas regulations relating to dentists, pharmacists or other health-care providers.

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