New resources have been published on the Services Australia page to support providers and practices to forecast payments and eligibility for the General Practice In Aged Care Incentive.
Read MorePrimary Health Networks (PHNs) have a long-standing history of supporting local general practices. Across Australia, practices have expressed the need for a user guide on Medicare Benefits for the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GP ACI).
Read MoreLast week on Monday 1 July 2024 the new General Practice in Aged Care Incentive commenced, providing incentive payments to general practices and general practitioners for delivering regular visits and care planning to permanent residents living in residential aged care. This may result in some changes in the way that general practitioners deliver services to residents living in your residential aged care home.
Read MoreIf your practice is planning to participate in the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive, you may be considering the practicalities of how to sign up your patients living in an aged care home for MyMedicare.
Read MoreSome general practitioners that deliver care to residential aged care homes operate as sole providers and mobile practices and until recently were not eligible for accreditation under the RACGP accreditation standards.
Read MoreLast week on Monday 1 July the new General Practice in Aged Care Incentive commenced, providing incentive payments to practices and general practitioners for delivering regular visits and care planning to older people living in residential aged care.
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