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Level D
The following articles have the tag Level D
Drop in long consults compromises prevention
ONGOING abandonment of long consultations in general practice may stymie the Federal Government’s preventive heath agenda, experts say, in spite of nurses taking on a greater role in general practice. Research from La Trobe University, published in the MJA, suggested that recent attempts by the Government to simplify the MBS were unlikely to encourage GPs to embrace long consult items they began to shun two years ago.Using MBS data, researchers confirmed a significant drop in Level C and D consultations. They showed that until 2007, long consultations had been steadily climbing for many years, however in that ...
Watchdog set to intensify GP scrutiny
GPs are about to face even more scrutiny from the Professional Services Review (PSR), with the body now predicting it will quadruple the annual number of doctors targeted. The revelation comes with the release of the PSR’s annual Report to the Professions . Fifty cases were reviewed in 2007-08 – nearly double the number reviewed the previous financial year – and this is expected to double again on the back of ramped-up Medicare audits. PSR director Dr Tony Webber told MO that during this financial year, the body had already been asked to examine ...
Most GPs unsure when to claim for longer consults
THE federal government’s recent effort to establish clear criteria for the billing of Level C and D consultations has missed its mark, with nearly 80% of GPs still unsure of when to claim them. Just under 23% of respondents to a national Medical Observer survey of 150 GPs felt the government’s new advice sufficiently explained the criteria for the longer time-based consultations. The government advice followed a warning for GPs earlier this year by the Professional Services Review (PSR), against billing for longer consults for patients presenting with multiple unrelated ailments, even if they took ...
Govt softens stand on Level C and D consults
THE federal government has softened its hard stance on Medicare claims for Level C and D consultation billing, issuing a new clarification to allay widespread GP anxiety. But questions have been raised as to whether the new advice – drafted in consultation with the AMA – will actually reassure practitioners. A furore erupted earlier this year when Medicare watchdog the Professional Services Review (PSR), in its annual Report to the Professions , warned GPs against billing for longer consultations for patients presenting with multiple unrelated ailments, even if they took longer than 20 minutes ...