Quarter 1 payments for the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI) are now flowing onto general practices.
Some payments to practices have not been able to be processed by Services Australia where practice or responsible provider bank account details have not been provided or need to be updated. A new resource published by Services Australia is available to assist practices and providers in understanding and acting on failed payment notifications (when they have missing or incorrect bank account details). Click here to access it (.pdf).
The latest version of the MBS user guide for GPACI has been published to support your general practice to plan their delivery of care. It provides examples of how to use MBS items to meet the requirements of this incentive. Get your copy of the guide here.
To use the guide in your practice, simply select the Sample Schedule (see pg. 3-8) and Example Annual Cycle billing scenario (see pg. 11-15) that best suits your practice team and setting. Once you have identified these, you’ll have a two-page guide to simplify MBS billing for GPACI.
This updated version of the guide removes references to Aboriginal Health Workers and clarifies that only Aboriginal Health Practitioners and Practice Nurses are eligible to claim MBS Item 10997. References have also been removed to MBS Item number 10987 as this item is only billable following a 715 health check, which cannot be billed for residents of an aged care home.
GPACI conversations and implementation webinars
These webinars are practical peer learning conversations, exploring the incentive and sharing experiences and lessons learned through implementation including:
- What this incentive means for you and the potential benefits
- How to utilise the incentive to support high quality, integrated, patient centred care in an aged care setting
- How obstacles involved in operationalising this incentive can be overcome.
Webinars are chaired by Dr Paresh Dawda, Canberra-based GP, and Prestantia Health Principal Consultant.
Webinar 1: for all members of the care team
Date: Thursday, 14 November 2024
Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm AEDT.
Register here. Panellists include:
- Dr Jagdeesh Singh Dhaliwal, GP southeast Melbourne
- Laila Hallam, health consumer leader
- Cassara Hardie, Acting CEO National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing and Aged Care Council
- Marie Vaughan, aged care specialist, nurse practitioner
- Practice manager representative (speaker TBC).
Webinar 2: for GPs/responsible providers
Date: Monday, 18 November 2024
Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm AEDT.
Register here. Panellists include:
- Dr Ian Williams, GP Camp Hill, Queensland
- Dr Anthony Marinucci, GP Haberfeld, NSW
- Further GP panellists coming soon.
For support on MyMedicare and GPACI, please contact primarycare@nwmphn.org.au
