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22 September 2025
Responding to data breach
For healthcare organisations, understanding your obligations in the event of a data breach will help you respond effectively to an accidental or malicious threat to the security of personal health information.

21 September 2025
Privacy policy development guide

14 September 2025
Doctor justified in refusing to give patient access to medical records
Doctors may refuse to allow patients to access their personal information if they reasonably believe giving access would pose a serious threat to the life, health or safety of an individual or to public health or safety. A decision of the Australian Information Commissioner illustrates how this exception may operate.

11 September 2025
Medicare fundamentals – post measuring outcome activity
This is an optional Measuring Outcomes (MO) activity for doctors who have completed course Medicare fundamentals **(RACGP activity #1337725)**

11 September 2025
Medicare fundamentals
In this course, we outline the basic Medicare requirements and review the common areas where doctors can make mistakes to reduce your risk of undergoing a Medicare compliance review.

11 September 2025
Medicare compliance insights
The Medicare system is the government funded healthcare system in Australia. There is a process to follow and requirements to meet before you can bill Medicare. In this course, we outline the compliance process you need to understand and ways to mitigate your risks of compliance action.

08 September 2025
Assessment of capacity
Dr Mark Woodrow, General Manager of the Medical Advisory Service at Avant explains how to assess decision-making capacity in healthcare, outlining key criteria, practical steps, and legal considerations.

07 September 2025
Reflective practice
This 6 minute video Annabel Herron, Risk Adviser, Avant outlines the value of reflective practice in relation to a disciplinary matter and education programs.