Member Communication and Practice Support
As we mentioned in our December newsletter we have been working to try to improve communication and support our members who are spread across the country.
In February we trialled an online interactive seminar (read Webinar you can hold a discussion in) for the Queensland members and some other Queensland practice owners. The topic was Changes to the Cybersecurity Legislation and the Requirements for Reporting Security Breaches. We had a very good presentation from Redfish and a great discussion.
Part of the reason for the limited distribution of such an important topic was a request from Redfish that we keep it small and Queensland based. We are now working out how to repeat it for a national member audience.
The outcome of our trial is that we are going to buy a Zoom licence and use it to hold a series of seminars which we will open to all members. We also intend that this will be the platform for holding our AGM and any other national meetings that we need to hold.
We have a few ideas about possible topics, but we would like to hear from you if there are any topics / discussions that you think we should be covering.
Pathology Rents Revisited
This issue seems to be quietly bubbling away in the background still, and remains a significant economic issue for many practices.
Despite some rumours and speculation we are not aware of any changes to the requirements for establishing agreements with pathology services providers. The key compliance issues that must be satisfied are that rents are negotiated willingly, be within market value and payment must not be dependent on the volume of business. So apparently no change to the present position.
However, there has been some recent activity and commentary. These have been separately posted. A summary of each and links to the full articles appear below.
Meanwhile, here is a summary of recent events.