J Collett wrote:
Many GPs have the potential to get sucked into superficially signing the
outgoing referral and, on the receiving end, Specialists accepting that such
a 'signature' is all that's needed to be legal; they would never have a clue
that the signature 'disappears' once in their respective EHR.
Not really Jan. It would be quite OK according to the regulations for
the referral to go into the EHR unsigned, as long as the specialist has
a copy that can be 'proof of authorisation' by the GP somewhere in the
specialist files. So having a signed copy filed in the Argus or MO
database is quite enough. There is no real need for the signature on
the document to be on the copy that is placed in the EHR. Afterall, the
only requirement by Medicare Aust is that a signed copy is somewhere
filed away in the specialists filing system that can be audited later if
requested by Medicare.
Ross Davey
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