GPs waste too much time on bureaucratic red tape using non-standardised templates and outdated data-sharing that should be spent on patient care.
Improving collaboration between general practices, other specialists and hospitals would streamline the health system and improve patient outcomes, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) said.
RACGP president Dr. Nicole Higgins said patients, GPs and the health system would benefit from cutting red tape.
In its submission to the mid-term review of the National Health Reform Agreement, the RACGP called for a more efficient system for GP referral requirements.
“These changes would streamline the whole system,” Higgins said….