28 July Medicare cannot be strengthened without Practice Management July 28, 2022 By Alex Makin Media 0 The Australian Association of Practice Management (AAPM) has condemned the exclusion of Practice Management representation on the Government’s Strengthening Medicare Taskforce. “The aims of the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce cannot be achieved without the involvement of Practice Managers who embed policy change within health care practices”, Miranda Grace, AAPM CEO stated. “It is utterly bewildering that Minister Butler has not recognised the importance of Practice Managers in the composition of the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce”. Practice Managers are the nexus between consumers, clinicians and policy, responsible for delivering change within health care practices, by overseeing change management, and supporting processes. “The exclusion of Practice Managers shows that Minister Butler has a complete lack of understanding in how practices operate. The Government must view Practice Managers as a distinct stakeholder group that require representation on the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce” Ms Grace concluded. About the Australian Association of Practice Management (AAPM): The Australian Association of Practice Management is the peak professional body for Practice Management in all health care practices. Visit www.aapm.org.au. All media enquiries: Alex Makin, AAPM Corporate Affairs Manager on (03) 9329 7878 or amakin@aapm.org.au - ENDS – Attached Files 28JUL22_Medicare Taskforce.pdf 54.43 KB Related Articles Best Practice launches new General Practice Software update Best Practice Software’s new release of their popular general practice software Bp Premier - Indigo Service Pack 1 (SP1), has been launched today. Practice Incentives Program Quality Improvement Incentive: What practices need to know Fact Sheet August 2019 Why is there a new Quality Improvement Incentive under the PIP? Health Budget Success Dependent on Leveraging Practice Managers The Australian Association of Practice Management (AAPM) welcomes the 2022-23 Federal Budget, but stresses that its success is dependent on Practice Managers as a key conduit within the healthcare sector. Free Flu Vaccinations require engagement with Practice Managers The Australian Association of Practice Management (AAPM) has reiterated the need for Government to engage Practice Managers in the provision and deployment of free flu vaccinations. Reforms to Medicare compliance– firmer but fairer? Law reforms introduced from 1 July 2018 have given Medicare stronger debt recovery powers. The legislation also provides for fairer approaches to compliance, by apportioning responsibility for overpayments between both doctors and their employers or contractors, including public hospitals. Minister for Health, Greg Hunt said the legislation aims to deal with the “very, very small number of outliers” who don’t comply, at the same time acknowledging “the outstanding degree of integrity” among the medical workforce when the Act was being reviewed by Parliament. Independent review of health providers’ access to Medicare card numbers This review examined access by Health professionals to Medicare card numbers by using the Health Professional Online Services (HPOS) system or by calling the Department of Human Services. Comments are closed.