The practice support program aims to support GPs, practice managers, practice staff and other health professionals working with general practice to improve the quality of care provided to patients. This is achieved through a variety of means including providing information and assistance on accreditation, Enhanced Primary Care and use of the MBS item numbers, PIP, systems management, immunisation, specialised health areas, business management services and resources.

Staff can tailor visits to meet the specific needs of practices as they arise. TGPN have established a practice nurse network and a practice manager network that meet every alternate month. Contact TGPN for further information.

General Practice Resources

• Active Living for Older Adults
Queensland Health. 4th Ed., July 2007
• Anaphylaxis: Emergency management of anaphylaxis in the community, from Australian Prescriber
• Clinical Guidelines: please see the TGPN clinical guidelines page
• A Desktop Guide to MBS Item numbers, produced by TGPN based on a resource produced by other Divisions.
  • Medicare Rebates aligned to pages and sections in the Desktop Guide
  (updated Nov 2007)
• Employing a Practice Nurse
• Nursing in General Practice Recruitment and Orientation Resource link
• Nursing in General Practice Recruitment and Orientation Resource [pdf]
• Employing Practice Staff: [PDF], please email us if you would like a Word version
• MBS OnLine. Search the MBS
• A review of PIPs and SIPs from the the Department of Health and Ageing
800 KB. June 2007
• Translation Services
: [PDF] from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS)
• Useful reference documents for General Practice

AAPM Queensland Committee will be holding a Practice Manager’s Weekend in Cairns on 29-30 August 2008. They are seeking suggestions on topics and speakers. Please fax back this form if you would like to make suggestions.

Forms

Employing a New GP If you are employing a new GP these are some forms that you may require

• 90 Day pay doctor cheques scheme
• ACIR 46E Agreement
• Application to be a Local Medical Officer
• Additional or new practitioner details
(part G)
• Application for additional location
Medicare provider / registration number
• Bowel Cancer Screeing
payment account details
• General Practice Immunisation Incentives
request for for practice report
• Medicare Request for Group Pay Link
• Notification of ABN
and Medicare Reference IDs for tax purposes
• Online Claiming Banking Details
• Pap Smear Register password registration form
• Payment Account Details for Immunisation Providers
• PIP / SIP banking details
• Prescription Shopping Information Service
registration form
• Registration of Medicare Provider Numbers

• ACIR 46E Agreement
• Request for GPII 20A Practice Report

Links

• Australian Association of Practice Managers
• Advice on district of workforce shortage
• AMAQ
• Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing
• Avant Medical Indemnity Insurance
• Department of Veteran Affairs
• Guidelines on Privacy in the Private Health Sector
• Health Information and the Privacy Act. ~ A Short Guide for the Private Health Sector
• MBS on Line
• Medical Board of Queensland
• Medicare Australia
• National Privacy Principles
• Q-Comp
• RACGP
• Tropical Medical Training
• Verify an ABN
• Wageline
• Workchoices
• Workcover Queensland

Practice Accreditation

• AGPAL
• GPA Plus

Please note that each of the above is a PDF file and requires the use of the Adobe Reader, free software available from adobe.com

Page last modified: 17 Oct 2007


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