Australian Association of Practice Managers Ltd

The Department of Human Services is responsible for the development of service delivery policy and provides access to social, health and other payments and services.

It was created on 26 October 2004 as part of the Finance and Administration portfolio.

The Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2011 integrated the services of Medicare Australia, Centrelink and CRS Australia on 1 July 2011 into the Department of Human Services.

Medicare program which looks after the health of Australians through the efficient delivery of programs such as the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register and the Australian Organ Donor Register.

The list belows provides some of the latest relevant information and links related to Medicare.

• Increased Medicare Compliance Audits (IMCA)

  Information/resources on the recent changes to compliance through the amendments to the Health Insurance Act 1973 can be found at at the link button below.

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• IMCA Resources

  Resources on the recent changes to compliance through the amendments to the Health Insurance Act 1973 can be found at:

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• Health professional guidelines

  Information on the Health Professional Guidelines which are designed to assist health professionals understand the types of documents they could use to substantiate claims should they be asked to participate in a Medicare compliance audit ; can be found at:

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• Administrative record keeping guidelines pilot

  The Administrative Record Keeping Guidelines (currently in pilot release) can be found at:

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• Provider percentile charts

  The Provider Percentile Charts are a useful tool that enables a health professional to assess their own billing pattern against those of their peers

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