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25.01.2022 Private Patient Connect is live! Visit www.privatepatientconnect.com.au to find a specialist doctor at the price, availability and location which best suits you.

24.01.2022 Wish a "free market" existed, where you can communicate with specialist doctors before consultation, and access information upfront about their fees and waitlists? It now exists, thanks to Private Patient Connect. http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/mind-the-gap/9809314

24.01.2022 Todays Sydney Morning Herald article about Private Patient Connect - helping patients find a medical specialist with greater transparency https://www.smh.com.au//specialist-doctors-can-now-vie-for

23.01.2022 Here are some great tips for specialist doctors on how to grow your practice. They include the importance of 1) data capture, 2) conducting online audits 3) reviewing reception area and staff 4) conducting mystery shops https://www.theprivatepractice.com.au//marketing-tips-for-

21.01.2022 "In Western Australia, the biggest delay is not in the time people spend on the public elective surgery waiting list but the time it takes to be assessed the so-called waiting to wait list." https://thewest.com.au//public-patients-wait-eight-months-

20.01.2022 Thank you for the feature Manufacturers Monthly! "Patients can now connect directly with medical specialists and exchange information concerning fees, wait times and locations before consultation thanks to a new technology platform developed with the support of the NSW government." http://www.manmonthly.com.au//sydney-startups-platform-co/

20.01.2022 A thoughtful article outlining that even the costs surrounding post surgery rehabilitation are unclear for patients. https://www.theaustralian.com.au//5c976a0ae54149f672cfa25d

16.01.2022 "Patient Connector wins support from GPs" https://www.kalminer.com.au/

16.01.2022 "Public hospital patients are paying out $1.4 billion in private gap fees every year as the states continue to rely on insurers to prop up their budgets, according to new figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare" https://www.theaustralian.com.au//0daee7d77f34ea1f1d07c8be

12.01.2022 Medicare review sends out-of-pocket costs soaring: "the principle of informed financial consent was being put at risk, with surgeons unable to give patients an accurate estimate of their out-of-pocket costs ahead of expensive and invasive surgery." https://www.smh.com.au//medicare-review-sends-out-of-pocke

11.01.2022 Do you want to avoid "bill shock" after having surgery? Use Private Patient Connect to access all of the information you require from specialists, so you can make more informed decisions about your health. http://www.theaustralian.com.au//d3362a3e8fcc2e085f203fb75

11.01.2022 What do patients really want? To be listened to, have confidence in the doctors' abilities, to be provided with a clear plan of care... just to name a few. https://www.forbes.com//what-patients-really-want-and-wh/

10.01.2022 How do medical specialist fees work? A useful article outlining some of the complex aspects to determine specialists' fees. https://www.smh.com.au//mind-the-gap-how-do-medical-specia

10.01.2022 Do you want to feel more empowered and in control of your health decisions? Private Patient Connect gives you access to the information you need to make more informed decisions about your health. http://www.abc.net.au//empowering-australians-to-u/9807522

08.01.2022 American hospitals are now required by law to publish their fees. However in practice, has it really resulted in greater transparency for patients? Not only is the data difficult to find, but the dataset includes everything from a cotton ball to an organ transplant. https://qz.com//price-lists-for-the-115-biggest-us-hospi/

08.01.2022 Have you ever delayed surgery because you weren't sure of the out of pocket costs? It ends up you're not alone, with the private health insurers enjoying higher profit margins due to fewer patients opting to have elective surgery than anticipated. https://www.smh.com.au//mind-the-gap-aussies-delaying-elec

07.01.2022 Private Patient Connect is an online platform that allows patients and specialists to directly communicate. Patients can find a surgeon at the price, availability and location which bests suits them. Specialists can proactively grow their private practice, while their commercially sensitive information is still respected.

07.01.2022 How can we increase access to information for patients? This is an issue the Government is focused on solving, yet is facing challenges due to the complexity of the problem. Private Patient Connect allows patients to access all of the information they require, before seeing a specialist doctor. This is done in an environment which respects specialists' commercially sensitive information https://www.theaustralian.com.au//f15bc4fe02933f5a73889629

06.01.2022 In many circumstances, it is vital for patients to see a specialist doctor within a reasonable timeframe to ensure their best chance of a positive clinical outcome. However this is not the experience of all people in Australia. "Children were losing the chance of a 'normal visual life' because they were waiting so long to see a doctor." It is difficult to realise that "There is now overwhelming evidence that addressing these problems within weeks to months allows re-establishment of normal binocularity... all of these children that get seen six months late, have almost universally lost this opportunity for a normal visual life. https://www.theaustralian.com.au//18418af3c8c19292c5bf3df1

06.01.2022 "The only way to shop around is to get a referral to every single doctor and then make your choice. That's a very expensive way to look after your health." Now, thanks to Private Patient Connect, you can find all the information you need about specialists before choosing your preferred doctor. https://www.smh.com.au//the-doctor-who-wont-reveal-fees--a

05.01.2022 Wish you could access more information about specialist doctors before booking in for consultation? Use Private Patient Connect to do so!

04.01.2022 Are you a specialist doctor looking to grow your private practice? Check out https://privatepatientconnect.com.au/im-a-doctor/ We can let you know when there is a patient looking for your skills and you can provide them information based on their specific medical needs in a private environment.

01.01.2022 Thanks to The Limbic for the recent article. "Were not changing the current way the health system works, currently the GP is still the gateway to specialist doctors and were not planning to tamper with that in any way. The patient still goes to the GP and the GP is still the one determining that they need to see a specialist doctor. We will not process any patients who come to us who do not have a GP referral letter." https://thelimbic.com/specialists-to-quote-consult-costs-d/