Chronic Disease MBS MyMedicare changes paused
Upcoming changes to Chronic Disease MBS items paused until 2025.
The Department of Health and Aged Care have announced the new MBS items and care plan MyMedicare requirements scheduled for 1 November have been deferred until 1 July 2025.
Further information will be advised as it becomes available. Speak to your Practice Facilitation team if you would like to provide feedback or require support or view further information here.
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Latest Updates
Medication Management at Transitions of Care Stewardship
Have your say on the Draft framework. The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is seeking feedback from health care professionals working in the acute, primary or aged care sectors on its Draft Medication Management at Transitions of Care Stewardship Framework. The Framework outlines key elements that hospitals, in consultation with primary…
Read MoreNew accreditation certificate numbers
New standardised accreditation numbers are now a requirement from 1 October 2024. The Department of Health and Aged Care, in collaboration with The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) and Services Australia, require a new certificate number be allocated to all general practices with current accreditation. Your accreditation provider will advise…
Read MorePrimary Care Conference 2024
Registrations open Join us at The Goods Shed in Ballarat on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 October for two days of presentations and discussions on this year’s conference theme, Transforming Primary Care. Registrations are now open for the 2024 Primary Care Conference for anyone working in or studying primary health care and with an interest…
Read MoreFamily Violence training EOI open
Primary health care providers have a vital role in identifying and supporting people subjected to Family Violence (FV). Recognising this, WVPHN is offering grants of $2000 to general practices to participate in a practice-wide training program – the A-LIVES Training and Support package. The program has been developed to give practice staff, from receptionists to…
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