> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of ash > Sent: Monday, 27 February 2006 3:30 PM
> there wouldn't appear to be latitude to offer "here's a copy > we whipped > up later"; i wouldn't expect the hic to agree to this, because their > requirements are stated by law and don't have the luxury of variation > for your expediency I was just imagining a Four Corners segment about this: Patient on camera: "Dr. Frank told me that he was referring me to Dr. Guy. He wrote the letter while I was there and we checked it together. It included my immediate problem, my past history. medications list, immunisations and test results. He emailed the letter to Dr.Guy. When I saw Dr. Guy, he said that it was good to have received that helpful letter beforehand by email , because it outlined my situation well and helped him to know what needed to be done." Dr. Frank on camera: "I referred the patient to Dr. Guy, who saw him promptly and did a good job of helping him." Dr. Guy on camera: "I was pleased to receive Dr. Frank's referral of this patient, who certainly needed some specialist help, which we were able to organise efficiently and effectively for him in our multi-specialist centre here, with excellent results." Medicare Australia person on camera: "Dr. Frank wrote a referral that was not valid for Medicare purposes and Dr. Guy used it to commit a criminal fraud. He is a bad doctor." How do you think the public will see this? 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
