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Responding to data breach - Avant

22 September 2025

Factsheet

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.

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Privacy policy development guide - Avant

21 September 2025

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Course

Privacy policy development guide

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Why every practice needs a strong privacy policy - Avant

21 September 2025

Article

Why every practice needs a strong privacy policy

Your privacy policy is more than a formality – it helps you meet your legal obligations, protect patient information, and support your team. This article outlines what a good policy should include and why keeping it up to date matters.

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Doctor justified in refusing to give patient access to medical records - Avant

14 September 2025

Case study

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.

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Medicare fundamentals – post measuring outcome ac - Avant

11 September 2025

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Course

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)**

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Medicare fundamentals - Avant

11 September 2025

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Course

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.

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Medicare compliance insights - Avant

11 September 2025

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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.

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Ahpra registration renewal – what you need to know - Avant

11 September 2025

Article

Ahpra registration renewal – what you need to know

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