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Upcoming changes to chronic disease management items

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The Department of Health and Aged Care (DoHAC) has advised that the planned changes to the MBS items have been postponed until 1 July 2025. Originally scheduled to commence on November 1 2024, the additional time will support practices and providers, including GPs and allied health providers, to be ready for the changes to these important services. Information about the changes to the chronic disease management framework and the amended timeframe can be found on DoHAC’s website.
 
As a result of this decision, the webinar will be postponed. We will reschedule this event next year in advance of the new implementation date for the changes.


A revised framework for chronic disease management will commence on 1 November 2024 1 July 2025. These changes, which were announced in the 2023-24 Budget, reflect the recommendation of the MBS Review Taskforce. Key changes include:
  • Replacing GP Management Plans and Team Care Arrangements with a single GP Chronic Condition Management Plan
  • Removal of the requirement to consult with at least two collaborating providers, as described under the current Team Care Arrangement
  • Providing for practice nurses, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners and Aboriginal heath workers to assist with the preparation and review of plans
  • Supporting continuity of care by requiring patients registered through MyMedicare to access plans and reviews through the practice where they are registered
  • Equalising the fees for development and review of a plan to support ongoing reviews
  • Moving to referral letters for referrals to allied health services
  • A two year transition period for existing patients with a GP Management Plan and/or Team Care Arrangement.

Learning outcomes

  1. Identify new MBS item numbers for chronic condition management and when to bill these.
  2. Implement arrangements for other healthcare professionals to assist with the preparation and review of GP chronic condition management plans.
  3. Utilise referral letters to provide relevant clinical information to allied health professionals
Educational Activities
1.0
hours

Facilitator

Professor Mark Morgan
Chair, RACGP Expert Committee – Quality Care

Professor Mark Morgan is a GP, Chair of the RACGP Expert Committee – Quality Care, and Professor of General Practice at Bond University. He trained in general practice in the UK and has worked both in rural and urban Australia as a GP, educator and researcher. His research interests include patient safety, primary care data, shared decision making and the management of patients with multiple long-term medical conditions.

Presenters

Imogen Colton
Director of the General Practice Section in the MBS Policy and Review Branch at the Department of Health and Aged Care

Imogen has been in this role for over two years and has previously worked in policy and program roles in a number of Australian Government departments. Her team is responsible for a range of MBS items for general practice, including bulk billing incentives, attendance items, chronic disease management items and health assessments. Imogen has a Bachelor of Science (Hons) and a PhD from the University of Melbourne.

Louise Riley
Assistant Secretary of the MBS Policy and Review Branch of the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Louise has over 25 years’ experience working for the Australian Government on a wide range of complex health policy issues and programs, including MBS policy and reform, population health, aged care, mental health, primary care and health financing, and on a number of cross portfolio issues including the NDIS. Currently, she is leading teams responsible for MBS policy on telehealth, general practice, primary care and some specialist services, and she is also responsible for the Continuous Review of the MBS and supporting the work of the MBS Review Advisory Committee. Louise has a Master of Public Health from the University of Queensland and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from the Australian National University.

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