When Insurance is not Insurance

by Dr Jonathan Brown | Aug 2, 2017 | Advice, Financial advice for Doctors, Insurance

Paul Fitzgerald writes for us this week on Cybersecurity and the possible effects of the new legislation that comes into effect in February 2018 Recently, I had a discussion with a medical doctor about privacy, security, insurance and other things. For this blog,...

Privacy laws have changed — 5 things doctors should know

by Dr April Armstrong | Apr 13, 2017 | Advice, Business, Medical indemnity

Earlier last year, the Senate passed the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 which means organisations that determine they have been breached or have lost data may need to notify affected patients as soon as they become aware of a breach and report...

Medical Indemnity – get your money’s worth

by Dr April Armstrong | Nov 19, 2016 | Advice, General practice, Insurance, Medical indemnity

Under Australian law, every registered medical practitioner must be insured under a medical defence organisation (MDO) to cover us in the event of complaints against us by patients. There are a number of AHPRA-approved MDOs including Avant, Tego, MIGA, MDA National...

Buying Your First Property – Investment or Owner-Occupied

by Dr Jonathan Brown | Nov 15, 2016 | Advice, Landlords insurance, Property, Property investment, Retirement planning, Taxation

Full-time university is over and you have avoided the temptation. There are frequent offers of student advancement based on your future financial viability There are potentially a few bills due that has crept its way into your final few years that need to be cleared....