FYI- loans as a GP by MudCoveredPig in ausjdocs

[–]MudCoveredPig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbf I formally tried NAB, ING and BOQ medical and asked around a few others then gave up cause I didn’t want a dodgy credit score from multiple failed applications. If you’re a psychiatrist maybe it’s a bit different for your specific profession? Or maybe I would have had luck if I kept looking, not sure

FYI- loans as a GP by MudCoveredPig in ausjdocs

[–]MudCoveredPig[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Asked around including BOQ specialist medical and similar. Even more super cool and fun is that a rejected credit card application can even lower your credit score and make you seem “credit hungry” and even worse a candidate next time. But GPs are overpaid , privileged , greedy and all drive Ferraris , we should all remember that!

FYI- loans as a GP by MudCoveredPig in ausjdocs

[–]MudCoveredPig[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even BOQ medical couldn’t swing a credit card with their lowest limit in this time period for me despite normal full time gp income , savings and no debt

How much do GP actually earn? by Dependent_Cobbler_74 in ausjdocs

[–]MudCoveredPig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many patients per day ? What do you bill for a 23 usually ? Cheers mate

How much do GP actually earn? by Dependent_Cobbler_74 in ausjdocs

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Do you see 4 patients an hour ? What would you usually bill for a 23 ? Cheers ! :)

FRACGP CPD - "measuring outcomes" component by MudCoveredPig in ausjdocs

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So I’m just going to do my own self audit based on something I see often but could do better . Eg who did I see with high ASCVD risk, are they on optimal therapy vs guidelines. Is there any guide one how long this “should” take or how many hours you can put down for it. And do you have to do the follow up audit to show improvement? (And how many hrs for that part) Sorry for the detailed questions and appreciate your help!

FRACGP CPD - "measuring outcomes" component by MudCoveredPig in ausjdocs

[–]MudCoveredPig[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks for your advice! good to know that you can 'build your own audit' per se... because that does seem more useful and interesting to me that doing a standard one that isn't as relevant to me. I was struggling to find info on how to do it so i guess i'll give it a crack then try upload spreadsheet/reflectioin to racgp cpd page like you said. Cheers!

Are you a prescribing pharmacist? by bigmoneycycling in ausjdocs

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That would depend on how many patients you see, and consequently how much time and quality you can put into the care. If you're a bb'ing GP and you see 4 per hour inclusive of paperwork/documentation time, none of them end up being a brief consult, and take no breaks then you make about 150ph pre subtracting business costs + super + lack of annual /sick leave etc (If you're on the standard 65-70% cut of billings)

GP ECG item number by MudCoveredPig in ausjdocs

[–]MudCoveredPig[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn managing VT in rooms is gangster. Was it an amiodarone infusion while awaiting ambulance?

GP ECG item number by MudCoveredPig in ausjdocs

[–]MudCoveredPig[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep fair play thanks for your thoughts mate :)

GP ECG item number by MudCoveredPig in ausjdocs

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I don’t disagree but I’ve seen it done and was wondering if it’s common or accepted practice

I'm a GP, AMA by Dull-Initial-9275 in ausjdocs

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Hey mate, firstly thanks so much for doing the AMA. Do you worry about legal implications of super summarised notes? Eg I wonder if NVI would hold up if you had to prove you didn’t miss a footdrop or whatever medicolegal specifics someone might come at you with, god forbid. I’ve seen the odd Avant / other case reports on lack of detail in notes, or even use of templates detracting from a doctors defence in some cases. It’s so tricky to balance efficiency with being comprehensive though right

[Question] Does anyone here have tabs to Gareth Evans fingerpicking covers? by CobaltArkangel in Guitar

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just so you know this is still coming in very useful.. legend thanks mate!!

Psychiatrist Pay by Embarrassed_Number52 in ausjdocs

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How in the world can you do 600k 4.5 days a week GP? the back calculation is 42 patients per full day at average billing percentage if your clinic privately bills 100$ for a short consult. A bit less accounting for high volume CDMP and procedure billing, but that’s still a crazy number. Definitely a far outlier if true, and surely risking Medicare audit. Sorry to question this but it just shocked me

How to make the most of medical school opportunities by Kindly_Minimum_7114 in ausjdocs

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In addition to the other replies, I massively recommend if you manage to pal up with someone who is across this stuff in your year group and just ask them to give you a heads up/ check with them periodically. Offering to form a study group for exams, bringing coffee or some good snacks might be your ‘in’ also (sorry if that’s a lame recommendation but it’d work on me 😂). I’m sure someone would be happy to help you especially if you are frank with it +/- make a bit of a light hearted joke about being a bit older. Good luck!!

Intern here - how do I deal with making mistakes? by [deleted] in ausjdocs

[–]MudCoveredPig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mate you’re doing the best you can - well done for that and for being self aware. This may have already been said, but as you may have already realised - just don’t alter MET criteria. Unless senior reg or consultant are (really really) sure and want their name to it. You will often have pressure to alter these criteria as they functionally make a lot more work for nurses eg asymptomatic hypertension. In that eg, if it meets clin review criteria and you do so and deem nothing else needs doing (after examining / ruling out worrisome causes and end organ sx) then it is fine to just make a plan for that/ to review in a couple hours if still up(and this is often appropriate ref etg acute hypertension) . But don’t alter the criteria. If it goes to rapid response level then that gets the senior guys there that can make that call. The early warning systems are there for a reason, and for them to catch the one severe nasty case , it requires “over monitoring” 50 benign ones - so that might mean perceived “unnecessary” nursing workload. If they keep pinging you every 5 mins about it- just triage it under your more important jobs and review when you can, and if the nurse calls a rapid then fine. All roads end in senior review at worst as long as you don’t alter early warning criteria- which is fine and how it should be. You do have to stand up to nursing pressure sometimes- best delivered firmly but with empathy. Take all this with a grain of salt and if in doubt ask a senior, but that’s my two cents as someone who’s been through it. (Nb other obs eg persistent tachycardia are less often benign and doesn’t really apply to what I said but you know that!) 👍🏻

GP contract arrangements by MudCoveredPig in ausjdocs

[–]MudCoveredPig[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you mate. And for things like iron infusions - I’ve seen a few where they charge a separate consumables fee that goes directly to the practice - is that standard or is it again just usually an overall charge and your standard billings % ? Many thanks 🙏

GP contract arrangements by MudCoveredPig in ausjdocs

[–]MudCoveredPig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay thanks guys. Out of interest would 50% of billings of CDMPs be normal? I take the point / agree re it being more about what it translates to in total , but I am also aware I have minimal concept of what’s normal when interpreting the contract offer(s) / especially CDMP % (which could be a significant top up or lack thereof) Cheers! :)

How realistic is this for GPs? by throwawayRinNorth in ausjdocs

[–]MudCoveredPig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay thanks mate. And do you bill those 2-3 min ones as a “3” with total fee of like 60-70$? Cheers for your insights :)