Prehospital cath lab activation a win for early STEMI treatment

Prehospital activation of an acute STEMI code by paramedics reduces the door-to-balloon time by almost half (47%) compared to patients where the STEMI is activated in the ED, Australian figures show. And the early revascularisation benefit does not come at the...

Prehospital activation of an acute STEMI code by paramedics reduces the door-to-balloon time by almost half (47%) compared to patients...

COVID-19

Vaccine hesitancy evident in cancer patients at risk of COVID-19

Vaccine hesitancy was evident in mid-2021 in people receiving cancer care or surveillance for a current or past solid or haematological cancer diagnosis, Australian research shows. Responses to an online survey from 1,073 adults with oncology appointments across three Victorian health...

Vaccine hesitancy was evident in mid-2021 in people receiving cancer care or surveillance for a current or past solid or...

Medicolegal

Lacking good advice on Medicare billing, specialists ‘just make it up’

Specialists are ill-equipped to manage their Medicare compliance obligations and may end up being punished for inadvertent billing errors because they lack access to accurate advice, new research shows. A review of specialist practitioner knowledge and practices in Medicare billing has...

Specialists are ill-equipped to manage their Medicare compliance obligations and may end up being punished for inadvertent billing errors because...

News in brief: MBS item for MRI diagnosis of myocarditis; Dapagliflozin available on PBS for HFrEF; Global guidelines needed for thromboprophylaxis

MBS item for vaccine-related myocarditis MRI A new MBS item is available from 1 January for cardiac MRI to assist in diagnosing myocarditis associated with mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. The temporary item (63399) will be available for use from until July, and...

MBS item for vaccine-related myocarditis MRI A new MBS item is available from 1 January for cardiac MRI to assist in...