In this recording April Ratajczak talks about Domains of General Practice, communication skills and a patient-doctor relationship, Chronic Disease management item numbers and the billing frequencies.
Care plans – Completing a care plan, preparing for a care plan, completing a care plan.
General Practice Management Plan, When can/should you do a GPMP? What are the requirements for a GPMP?
Common General Practice Management Plans and Team Care Arrangements Mistakes.
Combination Billing for Common General Practice Management Plans and Team Care Arrangements.
Accurate at August 2020
Item numbers should be billed only when meeting the full item descriptor and the explanatory notes.
Procedure time includes consent, time taken for the procedure cannot be billed as a consultation.
When billed in combination each item number must meet the MBS criteria independent of the other items billed on the same day.
Due to Medicare updates and changes clinicians should regularly check item descriptors and explanatory notes for changes
