Following recent reforms to the Health Insurance Act 1973 and related provisions under the Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules 2025, Australian healthcare practitioners now face enhanced legal obligations in obtaining and documenting financial informed consent.
This webinar examines the impact of these reforms on medical and dental practitioners at the intersection of legal and regulatory compliance, communication, and billing transparency. Our panel will provide practical strategies to support ethical practice and help mitigate medicolegal risks.
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the recent amendments to the Health Insurance Act 1973 and Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules 2025 relevant to informed financial consent.
- Discuss the practical implications of these reforms for medical and dental billing and disclosure requirements in clinical practice.
- Plan strategies to mitigate medicolegal risks in clinical practice.
- Discuss medico-legal aspects of relevant healthcare topics including telehealth, employment matters, scope of practice and prescribing.
- Identify the essential legal and regulatory considerations regarding telehealth, employment matters, scope of practice and prescribing.
- Identify effective strategies to assist you in appropriately mitigating the risks associated to the above healthcare aspects.
Overview
This webinar is ideal for medical and dental specialists, as well as other healthcare practitioners involved in billing or charging for clinical services.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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