9 Ways to Improve the Dental Patient Experience
Dentist-Entrepreneur, Dr Nauv Kashyap’s Tips Today, dental practices are operating in a more competitive environment than ever before. We sat...
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9 Ways to Improve the Dental Patient Experience
Dentist-Entrepreneur, Dr Nauv Kashyap’s Tips Today, dental practices are operating in a more competitive environment than ever before. We sat...
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The GP Appointment Types Australians Prefer Telehealth For
How do Australians feel about telehealth? We asked patients in our annual General Practice Patient Survey. One of the key...
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6 Tips to Get More GP Referrals
Some simple, practical steps you can take to create a steady stream of GP referrals in months, not years.
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5 Tips to Make Your Dental Practice More Efficient
We sat down with dentist-entrepreneur, Dr Nauv Kashyap, to get his tips on how dental practices can save money, cut down wait times and make each working day more streamlined.
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Fifty-One Percent of Patients Prefer to Check In Digitally
More than one in two Australians (51%) prefer to check in digitally—via mobile or a touchscreen kiosk. Although a sizeable...
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5th map—A Resource to Make RACGP Accreditation Easier
RACGP Accreditation isn’t for the faint of heart. Fortunately, a new tool makes preparing for it much easier…
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How Australians Prefer to Make Payment for a GP
When They’re Not at the Practice Three in five Australians prefer to pay online for a GP appointment if not...
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Recent Changes to Australia’s Health Advertising Guidelines: FAQs
This is a guest post written by Maz Hancock. Recently Australia’s health advertising guidelines were updated. This means all health...
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How to Start a Dental Practice
Get 9 savvy tips for building a successful dental practice from dentist-entrepreneur, Dr. Kashyup.
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9 Things Every Medical Practice Should Do Before the Festive Holidays
1. Change your opening hours on your website, Google My Business listing and social channels Make sure anyone who Googles...
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Why I Chose Palliative Care
Read why Dr BJ Miller chose to get into palliative care and listen to our full podcast interview.
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Q&A with Lord Nigel Crisp, Head of the NHS 2000-2006
We interviewed Lord Crisp to get his thoughts on Australia’s biggest healthcare challenges and how we can overcome them.
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When a Good Patient Experience Doesn’t Mean Good Health Outcomes
Learn why a good patient experience doesn’t necessarily correlate with good health outcomes in this enlightening conversation with Michael Pugh.
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Why is Australia So Bad at Preventative Health?
A Conversation with Professor Rosemary Calder We’re not good at preventative health in Australia. In 2016-17 we spent a mere...
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The Pros and Cons of Telehealth
COVID has increased the popularity of telehealth. Is that good or bad? We examine both sides of the issue.
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A Message to Medical Professionals on Mental Illness Diagnosis
From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Susannah Cahalan In 2009, New York Post reporter Susannah Cahalan began to feel...
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The Stages of Behaviour Change Model
Q&A with Co-Founder Carlo DiClemente Carlo DiClemente is the co-creator of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), often referred to as the...
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Heart Space: A Workbook for Grieving Women
The loss of a child or pregnancy is devastating. This tool helps women with the healing process.
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Clue: An App for Period & Ovulation Tracking
An app backed by gynaecologists & trusted by 12 million women worldwide Darcy, a 22-year-old New South Wales resident, says...
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Using ‘Social Prescribing’ to Improve Mental Health
What is social prescribing and how can it be used to improve patient outcomes? We examine the evidence here.
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The GP Appointment Types Australians Prefer Telehealth For
How do Australians feel about telehealth? We asked patients in our annual General Practice Patient Survey. One of the key...
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Fifty-One Percent of Patients Prefer to Check In Digitally
More than one in two Australians (51%) prefer to check in digitally—via mobile or a touchscreen kiosk. Although a sizeable...
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How Australians Prefer to Make Payment for a GP
When They’re Not at the Practice Three in five Australians prefer to pay online for a GP appointment if not...
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5 Key Takeaways From HotDoc’s Patient Survey 2020
Ever wondered what patients are thinking? Find out now by reading the main takeaways from our 2020 patient survey.
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When a Doctor Becomes a Patient
What I Learned from the Other Side Like all of us, I’ve been faithfully wearing my full PPE and rather...
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How Australians Prefer to Book Specialists—60% Say ‘Online’
Which Australian patients prefer to book specialists online? We share our survey findings here.
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A Message to Medical Professionals on Mental Illness Diagnosis
From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Susannah Cahalan In 2009, New York Post reporter Susannah Cahalan began to feel...
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How Comfortable Are Patients With Digital New Patient Forms?
Digital forms or paper forms—which would your patients prefer? We’ve got the answer here.
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Heart Space: A Workbook for Grieving Women
The loss of a child or pregnancy is devastating. This tool helps women with the healing process.
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10 Things Every Child With Autism Wants You to Know
A Conversation with Maja Toudal: An Insider’s Perspective Some children are a mystery to their parents. This can be especially...
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Improving the HotDoc App for Visually Impaired People
The HotDoc App has improved! Learn what changes we’ve made to make it more accessible for people with impairments.
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HotDoc Grows Up a Bit
In 2012 HotDoc was nothing more than a dream in a kitchen… it was no further along than marinara sauce....
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We Save the Average Medical Practice 370 Hours in Admin Each Year
How does HotDoc save clinics from 370 admin hours each year? In this article, we break down the math.
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Genie Solutions and HotDoc Partner to Provide Online Bookings to Specialists
Genie Solutions & HotDoc have teamed up. What does this mean for you and your patients? Good news!
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72-Hours to Build a Booking Product for Australia’s Respiratory Clinics
HotDoc Partners with Department of Health On Wednesday night—March 18—HotDoc received a call from Australia’s Department of Health. Tom Spacek,...
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Feature Announcement: Telehealth Mode for Vulnerable Doctors
The Federal Government has announced that they are enabling vulnerable health practitioners to use telehealth for consultations with all patients,...
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HotDoc Support’s Pledge to Medical Centres During COVID-19
With medical centres under the pump during COVID-19, we’re doing everything we can to help them keep their heads above...
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Using Telehealth to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19
Telehealth consults is an ideal way to keep your clinic running smoothly during COVID-19, while reducing the risk of spreading...
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What We’re Doing to Help Clinics With COVID-19
A Message From Dr. Ben Hurst, HotDoc CEO Medical centres are our most important frontline defence against COVID-19. They are...
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The HotDoc Patient Journey
How HotDoc Improves the Patient Experience Over the past 12 months, HotDoc has made a big impact on how Australians...
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5th map—A Resource to Make RACGP Accreditation Easier
RACGP Accreditation isn’t for the faint of heart. Fortunately, a new tool makes preparing for it much easier…
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9 Things Every Medical Practice Should Do Before the Festive Holidays
1. Change your opening hours on your website, Google My Business listing and social channels Make sure anyone who Googles...
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7 Ways to Improve Preventative Health in Primary Care
You can influence patients more than you think. Find out how to improve preventative health with these 7 tips.
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A Remote Working Doctor’s Checklist of Requirements
From a Lawyer’s Perspective This is a guest post written by Sarah Bartholomeusz from YouLegal. The current global health pandemic has...
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7 Findings from HotDoc’s Telehealth Patient Survey 2020
Earlier this month we released our Telehealth Patient Survey 2020. The report features thoughts from hundreds ofAustralian patients on telehealth...
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A Checklist of Telehealth Considerations for Practices
From a Lawyer’s Perspective This is a guest post written by Sarah Bartholomeusz from YouLegal. Australia, as we all...
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A VR Solution Taking the Fear Out of Needles
Discover an innovative new way to reduce the fear and pain patients associate with needles.
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9 Things to Do When Preparing to Be a Work-From-Home Doctor
With more and more doctors being encouraged to work from home, we’ve certainly entered a brave new world for general...
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A Resource to Help Clinicians Safely Recommend Health Apps
With 300,000 health apps to choose from, how do you sort the good from the bad? Try this shortcut…
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How Often Do Australians Visit a Doctor? We Break GP Visits Down By Demographics
Looking at the results from HotDoc’s Patient Survey 2020 (a survey of 618 Australians) we found 48% of Australians visit...
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Recent Changes to Australia’s Health Advertising Guidelines: FAQs
This is a guest post written by Maz Hancock. Recently Australia’s health advertising guidelines were updated. This means all health...
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9 Things Every Medical Practice Should Do Before the Festive Holidays
1. Change your opening hours on your website, Google My Business listing and social channels Make sure anyone who Googles...
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Why Google Reviews Matter, And How to Get More of Them
We analyse how patients really feel about reviews … and what you can do to get more of them.
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54% Australians Check Google Reviews Before Choosing a Practice
Which patients are most likely to rely on Google reviews? We reveal their demographics in this article.
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How Does Your Practice’s Google Reviews Rating Stack Up?
Having a good Google Reviews rating is essential for any clinic looking to acquire new patients. According to one survey...
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The Marketplace Threat to Healthcare
UberEats is Crippling Restaurants and Booking.com Hotels, Is Health Care Next? As the digital economy continues to build momentum, marketplaces...
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The New Patient Myth – Why Do 9% of Patients Steal 90% of Our Attention?
Let’s imagine you’re hosting a dinner party. You have 10 guests coming over. Nine of whom you have been friends...
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How Google My Business Works for Practices
And Why Having a Listing is Crucial What is Google My Business? Google My Business is a free business directory. It...
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Google Ads: How to Defend Against Competitors Bidding On Your Clinic’s Name
Sometimes other brands will create Google Ads for your clinic’s name to try and syphon patients, who are searching for...
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How to Set Up a Successful Google AdWords Campaign for a Practice
What are Google Ads? Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords) is an online advertising platform developed by Google where advertisers, like...
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