To the Editor: Webber is to be congratulated for his concise statement of the ills of Professional Services Review (PSR) audit,1 but his estimate of multiple billions being wasted each year is unsupported by evidence.
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- 1. Webber TD. What is wrong with Medicare? Med J Aust 2012; 196: 18-19. <MJA full text>
- 2. Medicare Australia. New compliance program to be released. Forum 2011; Summer: 1, 4. http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/provider/pubs/news/forum/files/forum-summer-2011.pdf (accessed Jan 2012).
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I was once investigated by the PSR, and am a member of the Australian Doctors’ Union.