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Around one in four employees work as ‘casuals’ in Australia. As you would very likely be aware by now, the 2021 amendments to the Fair Work Act brought about various changes regarding casual employment in Australia, including a new definition of casual, a protection for employers who misclassify workers and new obligations on employers including the requirement to provide a Casual Employment Information
Read MoreHave you been affected by the shortage of skilled workers as a medical practice? Of course you have, you are in Australia and its 2022! Many businesses are finding it very challenging to find staff after the pandemic for various reasons. One possible solution that you may have considered is retaining international talent. Employing foreign workers in a medical practice allows practices and their patients to benefit from experienced international staff and their varying skill sets.
Read MoreThe conviction of Elizabeth Holmes, former Theranos CEO and founder, a MedTech Entrepreneur, has highlighted some issues about starting up in the MedTech industry and some important lessons can be learnt from it. In this article, we discuss what MedTech in Australia can learn from this fascinating governance story.
Read MoreIt is now quite common to have physical therapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, massage therapists, and increasingly psychologists, operating within a medical practice’s walls. In specialty practices such as a paediatrician or an obstetrician, they may consider adding a lactation specialist to their practice for their nursing mothers or other additional care opportunities for their patients.
Read MoreA medical practice manager often wears many hats. Depending on the practice size and owner involvement, a practice manager can be the equivalent of a Chief Executive Officer, Director, Executive Director, Chief Operating Officer or Business Manager. In many settings they will be the one person who is aware and alert to all of the key components involved in running the practice, both internally and patient-facing.
Read MoreTo explain the key indicators of a successful practice, I wish to draw focus to a clear parallel. You know a lot about healing patients and keeping them as healthy as possible, but you also need to keep your medical practice healthy. The most profitable medical practices have a lot in common, and one of those common areas is that they take both the health of their patients and their business very seriously. To better clarify the connection, consider preventative care. Patients need this kind of care to stay strong and healthy, and so does your medical practice.
Read MoreAnother medical practice fought its battle ALONE and lost it!Dr Thomas, who runs three practices in Sydney, has lost an appeal recently with the state and owes almost $800K due to payments made to the doctors being deemed by the Tribunal as assessable for Payroll Tax under a “Relevant Contract."The GP practice believed that the decision could be countered because its contracts were not “relevant” under payroll tax law.You Legal believed that this decision should be learned to all the medical practice owners out there.An adverse Payroll Tax finding can be costly for any business. To reduce the risk of such a finding, it is essential to undertake a thorough review of any independent contractor arrangements. Continue reading to find out more!
Read MoreThere is no doubt that many of us throughout the pandemic have spent more time looking at ourselves and our reflections than at any other time in our lives. As many of us increased our use of online meeting programs such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams to continue to run our practices and stay connected, this has also meant many of us have been, potentially only subconsciously, looking at ourselves and becoming more aware of our appearance. Covid-19 has been said to have created a ‘zoom-boom’, as this increased use of Zoom and similar products has been said to have increased the demand for plastic surgery and injectables around the world.
Read MoreIs advertising in doctors’ waiting rooms allowed? The short answer is yes.
As a healthcare provider, you potentially have great influence over your patients. They look to you for decisions that are important to their health and well-being, and that responsibility extends to the practice as a whole. Generally speaking, we observe that people fall into one of two camps in relation to advertising within a practice. Either they are very cautious and only share government-issued information, or they value drawing awareness to other health and wellness offerings within the practice. For the latter, it is for the betterment of their patients’ optimal health and also to optimise a practice’s profitability.
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