Topic - aged care
Attention NSW aged care providers: doctors no longer need to handwrite medication orders
Jan 22 2018
1 min read
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Visiting doctors now only have to sign and date a printed Webstercare order sheet after the practice was approved by the NSW Ministry of Health.

Webstercare estimates the change will cut doctors’ administrative duties by 60%, freeing up more time for patient care, and improving the accuracy of medication dispensing – a win for providers and residents.

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