Articles of Interest

Is your Bookkeeper operating legally?

New laws affecting those who perform bookkeeping and BAS services on behalf of a business were introduced in March 2010 and provide for clearer regulation in the provision of BAS services. These new laws require providers of BAS related services be a registered Tax and/or BAS agent in order to continue to provide those services for a fee or...

New Technology - R U Ready?

Once upon a time, paper-based records lived happily in the office. Then in the 1990s, Microsoft huffed and puffed and starting blowing the paper away. Doing a ‘back up” became policy and procedure and we couldn’t live without our floppy disks .......... Today, we use technology as a practice improvement strategy like never...

Prevention & Diagnosis of Practice Fraud

With current economic hardships being felt by many, it is critical that practices ensure their financial policies and procedures are in order. Extraordinary circumstances can often result in unexpected acts of desperation and it is critical that practices ensure that opportunities for committing fraud are minimised. Regular, impromptu audits...

Mind your Attitude

Last November I attended an AAPM conference in Sydney and one of the topics was work life balance. As a full-time working mum, I skipped that one with the attitude that unless I have a personal assistant, private banker, nanny and a housekeeper – work/life balance was a pipe dream. However in the last couple of weeks I have discovered...

Planning for change

“There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction” - Winston Churchill Progressive healthcare Practice Managers are constantly looking at ways to improve efficiencies and services. Changes in the healthcare system can often be thrust upon us or self imposed and facilitating change can often be a daunting task....

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