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BREAKING NEWS!
New Australian Immunisation Handbook coming soon
Public consultation for the next update of the Australian Immunisation Handbook (10th Edition) will be open until 15 August 2012 and a draft is available on the Department of Health and Ageing website.
The purpose of the Australian Immunisation Handbook is to provide clinical guidelines for health professionals on the safest and most effective use of vaccines in their practice ... read more
Gardasil® now funded for boys
On 12 July 2012 the Minister for Health announced funding for the HPV vaccine Gardasil® for 12 and 13 year old boys through school-based programs under the National Immunisation Program from 2013. Year 9 boys will also be able to get the vaccine at school under a catch-up program for the next two years ... read more
Changes to Telehealth
Changes to Telehealth were announced in the 2012-2013 Federal Budget which include the On-Board Incentive Payment and the addition of a minimum distance requirement ... read more
The July 2012 MBS files are now available for download
MBS Files have been updated for 1 July 2012 ... read more
Changes to the Extended Medicare Safety Net
From 1 November 2012 the amount of Extended Medicare Safety Net (EMSN) benefits payable will be capped for all consultation items, including GP and Specialist consultations ... read more
National Practice Manager of the Year Award
Are you the best Practice Manager in Australia!
This year AAPM will be presenting the National Practice Manager of the Year Award. To be eligible you must initially be nominated for your individual state award and as a state winner you will automatically progress to the National Award ... read more
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ACCREDITATION NEWS
New Forum on Medical Directions website
Medical Directions has added a Forum to it's website so you can 'talk' with others to discuss any issues you may have regarding Accreditation for your practice. It's a great way to bounce off ideas with each other and pick up some great tips.
You just need to register for the Forum and start asking those questions!
Congratulations!
The Team at Medical Directions would like to congratulate Bli Bli Family Medical Centre on Queensland's Sunshine Coast and Malek Medical Centre in Hervey Bay in achieving Accreditation for their practice!
My first impression of Kath was that she was very professional and extremely knowledgeable.
The training and support Kath brought to our centre was invaluable. We are now using knowNOW! the program installed and designed by Kath which in itself stores a wealth of resources and documents used by all staff and Doctors within our centre.
Kath's knowledge in all areas of accreditation seems to be endless. We are a rapidly growing practice and will certainly be using the services provided by Medical Directions again in the future.
Danielle Casey - Practice Manger
Bli Bli Family Medical Centre
Thanks to Medical Directions and the knowNOW! tool for helping Malek Medical Centre through the accreditation process. knowNOW! was a very helpful tool, with everything stored in one place, saving a lot of time and effort for us to achieve accreditation.
Dr Magdy Abdel-Malek
Malek Medical Centre
Accreditation Assistance Incentive Payment
- Is your practice due for accreditation with either AGPAL or GPA?
- Is your practice up to date with the RACGP Standards?
- Does your practice have the man power and time to reach accreditation?
- Are you and your staff stressed with the thought of accreditation?
- Like to know how to have all your online resources, document and practice information stored in one easily accessible secure location?
If you answered YES to all or some of the questions above then why not take advantage of the Accreditation Assistance Incentive Payment and have Medical Directions help your practice get accreditation?
Practices who are not yet accredited can take up the Accreditation Assistance Incentive Payment offered by the Practice Nurse Incentive Program (PNIP).
To be eligible for the one-off $5,000 Accreditation Assistance Incentive Payment a practice must be registered for accreditation against the RACGP Standards for General Practices. Practice branches are not eligible for the $5,000 payment.
The practice must:
- Join the PNIP
- Provide Medicare Australia with proof of registration for accreditation on application; and
- Become accredited within 12 months of joining the PNIP
If a practice withdraws or payments cease from the PNIP and the practice subsequently reapplies for payment under the PNIP, the practice will not be entitled to another accreditation assistance payment.
Coming soon...
knowNOW! is the essential medical practice management program for collecting, protecting and accessing your practice operational files and information 24/7. Video tutorials will be released soon to help practices easily set up their knowNOW!
See us at the General Practitioner Conference & Exhibition (GPCE) being held from 14 to 16 September at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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PRACTICE TOP TIP FOR ACCREDITATION
RACGP Standards for general practice (4th edition)
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MUFFIN IN A MUG - MAKE IT AT WORK!
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp flour
2 tbsp milk
 2 tbsp cooking oil
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1 egg
Chocolate chips - optional for extra mmmm
Mix all ingredients together and microwave on high for 2-3 minutes
ENJOY!!
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