I suspect the image of a signature is not legal. However the current system is easily subverted by signing a batch of pink RACGP referral carbons to be completed later by someone's obliging staff (not that I would ever condone this!). In essence Medicare needs to chill out/change the standard that makes a referral bona fide from the GP. A location cert should be adequate. Jim
Oliver wrote: >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jim Glaspole >>Sent: Monday, 6 February 2006 9:28 AM >> >>I have managed to semi-automate (professional) communication >>to and fro >>between my wife (on Genie), and me (on Medtech). >> >> > >Well done. > > > >>I understand that if I refer to her using this method it is >>still not legal. >> >> > >For the past few years my faxed referrals (which is a high proportion of them) >have contained a scanned image of my handwritten signature, which I scanned in >perhaps five years ago. Does this make my referrals legal? I think so - the >signature on the letters was written by me by hand, the image of that >signature was put into my referral template by me, and each faxed referral is >sent by me. Could your emailed referrals each contain a scanned image of your >handwritten signature to make them legal? > >Oliver Frank, general practitioner >255 North East Road, Hampstead Gardens >South Australia 5086 >Ph. 08 8261 1355 Fax 08 8266 5149 >_______________________________________________ >Gpcg_talk mailing list >[email protected] >http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk > > _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
