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New e-Health Practice Incentive Payment (PIP) – replaces current IMIT PIP
Medicare have announced a new eHealth PIP commencing in August 2009. This incentive replaces the current IMIT PIP payment and aims to encourage use of electronic health systems in PIP practices.
The e-Health Incentive will be incorporated into the PIP payments with a payment level of $6.50 per Standardised Whole Patient Equivalent (SWPE). Payments will be capped at $12,500 per practice per quarter, up to a maximum of $50,000 per year.
Requirements
- Secure messaging capability provided by an eligible supplier. List of endorsed suppliers. Capability to be in place by 31 July 2009.
- Argus 4.0+ is compliant
- MD Exchange as contained in Medical Director 3 is compliant
- Zedmed is compliant through Zedmed Office; Zedmed Clinical
- For further queries, check the list or contact the Division
- PKI certificates for the practice and each GP.
- Location/site/practice certificates. Practices using Medicare Online claiming or Argus have PKI certificates in place. Other practices need to apply for site certificates before 30 April 2009.
- Individual certificates for all GPs in the practice. Many GPs applied for certificates some time ago, and these will have expired unless they have been renewed in the last 2 years. All GPs need to apply for individual certificates before 30 April 2009.
- Access to key electronic clinical resources by 30 April 2009
- List of suggested resources on the application form and in the guidelines.
- HCN suggest that MD3 contains these resources as part of MDreference.
- The Monash Division has list of Internet Resources for GPs which can be loaded (view instructions) into Favorites/Bookmarks. Word version or PDF version of list
Suggested Actions for Practices
- Check that practice has PKI site certificate, and if not apply before 30 April 2009
- Have all GPs apply for individual PKI certificates before 30 April 2009
- Organise access to electronic clinical resources for each GP/consulting room computer
- Train GPs in use of online resources
- Apply for eHealth PIP before 30 April 2009
- If practice does not have access to a secure messaging capability provided by an eligible supplier , consider installing Argus or other secure messaging software.
Useful websites/Links
Information Management - IT Services
Computerisation Support - independent advisory service regarding hardware and software issues, needs assessment, review of quotes.
Internet Training - training in how to use the internet for clinical purposes. For further information see the Evidence Based Medicine section of this site.
Information Management - recall and reminders registers, utilizing clinical management software, making the most of clinical data, electronic communication with other providers, utilizing information management for chronic disease management, current informatics initiatives in healthcare
Software training and resources - CPD sessions, one on one practice based training in clinical software and practice management software.
Electronic Communication - general and technical information and resources, assistance with application and setup of electronic communication with other organisations and health care providers.
Practice Based Training in Medical Director for GPs / Practice Nurses / Practice Staff - Monash Division offers practice-based training in Medical Director 2 and 3 to GPs, practice nurses and practice staff either individually or in small groups in the following topic areas, or customised to suit you requirements.
- Prescribing – including using favourites, recipes, long and short-term medications
- Past medical history – including using coded items, cleaning up lists and free text
- Investigations – handling abnormal results, identifying outstanding requests
- Recalls and reminders – a practice team approach
- Disease registers – diabetes, asthma, etc
- Progress notes – including using shortcuts, reason for contact, searching
- Immunisations – recording and transmitting to the Immunisation Register
- Letter writer and templates – modifying and using templates
- Summaries – data cleaning and available information for referrals etc
- Other Tools – e.g. diabetes record, heath assessments, etc
If you would like training in any of the above or other aspects of Medical Director, please contact the Division indicating your preferred areas.
Please Note: This service is only available to practices within the Monash Division boundaries.
Information Management - IT Topics
Computer Security - The following useful resources are available on the General Practice Computing Group (GPCG) website:
Firewalls - Australian privacy legislation requires medical practices to undertake reasonable steps to protect confidential patient data. The following resources are available on the General Practice Computing Group (GPCG) website:
Resources
For a full list of both IMIT resources as well as those related to other programs please visit the Resources Section of this site. This section also contains Medical Director Tips, Tricks & Templates.
Useful Links
Computer Security
The following useful resources are available on the General Practice Computing Group (GPCG) website:
- Security Self Assessment Guide for General Practitioners
- Computer Security Check-list
- Security Template for Computer Security Policies and Procedures Manual
Firewalls
Australian privacy legislation requires medical practices to undertake reasonable steps to protect confidential patient data. The resources are available on the General Practice Computing Group (GPCG) website:
- GPCG Computer Security – Firewall Guideline
- Medical Practice Network Security - Firewall Tutorial
Computers in General Practice - making the most of them
This new resource by the General Practice Computing Group is a comprehensive set of educational modules providi
March 3, 2010
in general practice.
Broadband for Health
Practices can still sign up for this incentive including the $1000 to upgrade the security at your practice.
HIC Online
HIC is offering an increasing range of online solutions for your use.
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