2 December Want to know more about the MBS Mental Health Services? December 2, 2019 By Danielle Cranefield Announcement, Services Australia 0 The Department of Human Services has a NEW eLearning module for eligible medical practitioners that support patients with mental health services. The Department of Human Services has a NEW eLearning module for eligible medical practitioners that support patients with mental health services. This exciting new eLearning module ‘Access to mental health services for eligible medical practitioners’ provides information relating to the use of Mental Health Services under the MBS. The module supports the Better Access initiative. The purpose of the initiative is to improve treatment and management of mental illness within the community by providing access to mental health professionals and team-based mental health care. Under this initiative, Medicare benefits are payable to patients for selected mental health services provided by: General practitioners (GPs) Non vocationally recognised medical practitioners (non-VR MPs) Psychiatrists Clinical psychologists Registered psychologists, and Appropriately trained social workers and occupational therapists. The new module is part of the Primary care items eLearning program, which contains 4 other modules about attendance basics, targeted MBS Primary care items, Telehealth and Access to mental health services for allied mental health professionals. The eLearning module is supported by a quick reference education guide 'Better Access to mental health care for eligible practitioners and allied health professionals’ Available on demand, check out the new module and eLearning program today! Access more education services for health professionals here Related Articles Increases to allied health and mental health services for DVA clients in aged care residential facilities Services Australia Fact Sheets on Web Services for digital health and Aged Care PDF Download: My Health Record helps you help your patient: A Mental Health Case study A PDF document for the webinar, My Health Record helps you help your patient: A Mental Health Case study, by the Australian Digital health Agency on the 14 March, 2019 is now available for download. My Health Record – Australians to decide on a smarter and safer way to share their important healthcare information By the end of 2018, a My Health Record will be created for every Australian, unless they choose not to have one. If people choose not to have a My Health Record, they will be able to opt out of having one created for them during a three-month period, starting on Monday 16 July and ending on October 15 2018 Department of Veterans' Affairs Mental Health Assistance Line Department of Human Services : Upgrading their digital health and aged care channels In the 2017-18 Budget, DHS received funding to enhance, stabilise and consolidate the existing health and aged care payments channels. Comments are closed.