Concerns with proposed changes to proposed Chemotherapy Compounding Payment System (CCPS) on behalf of Catholic Health Australia (CHA)

Catholic Health Australia's recent submission to the Department of Health outlining its concerns with proposed changes to proposed Chemotherapy Compounding Payment System (CCPS).

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Submission to Fair Work Commission: Nurses Award

Catholic Health Australia has recently lodged a submission to the Fair Work Commission with regards to the matter of the Four Yearly Review of Modern Awards: Nurses Award. 

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Submission to Fair Work Commission: Health Professionals and Support Services Award

Catholic Health Australia has recently lodged a submission to the Fair Work Commission with regards to the matter of the Four Yearly Review of Modern Awards: Health Professionals and Support Services Award. 

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Catholic Health Australia has recently lodged a submission to the eHealth Division, the Department of Health providing feedback on the 'Electronic Health Records and Healthcare Identifiers: Legislation Discussion Paper'.  

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Catholic Health Australia has joined another 71 healthcare organisations as signatories to an open letter, addressed to the Prime Minister, imploring the Australian Government to continue its funding of hundreds of community-based mental health services and programmes across Australia.

With grants due to end on 30 June 2015, the uncertainty surrounding the question of future financing may result in job losses and the termination of important programmes and services for the nations' mentally ill and their carers.

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Changes to Rehabilitation Coding Standard effective 1st July 2015

Together with the Australian Private Hospitals Association, Private Healthcare Australia and the Health Insurance Restricted Membership Association of Australia, CHA has recently lodged a submission to the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority concerning the new Australian Coding Standard (ACS) 2014 which comes into effect on 1 July 2015.

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Proposal to allow dispensing to the community by section 94 pharmacies

A Catholic Health Australia (CHA) and Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) joint letter to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Division, Department of Health, outlining the case for considering a change in policy to allow private hospitals with dispensaries approved under section 94 of the National Health Act to dispense PBS drugs to members of the community.

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Catholic Health Australia’s submission in response to the discussion paper ‘Updating of the Uniform Recall Procedure for Therapeutic Goods'

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