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MyMedicare is a new voluntary patient registration model. It aims to formalise the relationship between patients, their general practice, general practitioner, and primary care teams. MyMedicare is part of an ongoing commitment to strengthen Medicare for all Australians.
Patient registration commenced on Oct 1, 2023 with additional incentives continuing to grow:
The General Practice Aged Care Incentive supports general practices to deliver regular, proactive services and care planning to older people living in residential aged care homes.
If your practice is already participating in the existing Practice Incentive (PIP) General Practice (GP) Aged Care Access Incentive (ACAI), we encourage you to get ready to register for the General Practice Aged Care Incentive.
General Practice in Aged Care Incentive program Guidelines
To register and access the incentive your practice must be eligible and registered for MyMedicare. Your patients that are aged care home residents will also need to be registered for MyMedicare with your practice.
General Practices, and ACCHs/ACCHOs and other eligible practices will be able to start registering in MyMedicare for the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive from 1 July 2024, prior to the official commencement date on 1 August 2024.
Steps required to add the MyMedicare General Practice in Aged Care Incentive
Once your practice is registered for the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive, you will need to:
Adding the MyMedicare General Practice in Aged Care Incentive
If practices and residents are registered for the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive before 30 September 2024, eligible MBS and DVA items delivered during the full assessment quarter (July 2024 to September 2024) will be used to calculate entitlements for incentive payments.
A range of resources to support your practice will be released in the weeks and months ahead including:
For further support please contact your GCPHN Practice Engagement Officer, call (07) 5612 5408 or send an email.
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