I hope that the pathology process and industry retains this efficiency and choice. I hear that there are some changes in the wind, so I hope that there is no disruption to this working system. It all seems to be working fine from my point of view.
23 Jan 2011 Dear Dr John, thank you once again for your prompt diagnostic work and handling of my test results. I was dismayed however when I recieved the bill from the pathology lab to see a "message tax" of $5 added to the cost of my test. It seems that this charge is imposed by a third party and is hence not covered by any rebates from Medicare. I have ordered tests for the past few years and this is a new occurrence. A friend who works in the health industry has said that much progress has been made in achieving 100% computerisation of all medical communication, but has mentioned that a short sighted decision in 2006 to centralise all communication through a monopoly supplier has left the whole industry at the mercy of this one vendor. Is there any chance you could go back to using paper forms? Andrew _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
