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09 May 2025

Supporting National Palliative Care Week – May 2025

Every day in Australia, 400 people of all ages die of a terminal illness. Every one of them could benefit from palliative care – care…
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28 April 2025

HealthPathways Melbourne seeks GPs and pharmacists to review its content

HealthPathways Melbourne (HPM) is a trusted source of clinical and referral information for primary health care providers. Expert external critiques are essential for maintaining the…
General practice

28 April 2025

Are you prepared for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program release?

The National Lung Cancer Screening Program (NLCSP) is set to roll out in July 2025 – is your team across what it means for general…
Events

28 April 2025

Heart Week 2025 – Start the conversation about heart health

This Heart Health Week (5 – 11 May 2025), it’s time to put heart health in the spotlight. Start a conversation with your patients about…
General practice

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06 August 2024

Provider Connect Australia now SMART on FHIR-ready for practice management

The Australian Digital Health Agency’s Provider Connect Australia (PCA) service has been upgraded to allow clinical and practice management software system to connect to the…
Digital enablement

05 August 2024

Signing up your residential aged care patients to MyMedicare

If your practice is planning to participate in the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive, you may be considering the practicalities of how to sign up…
General practice

04 August 2024

EMPHN POLAR Practice Report Update – PIP Q3 2024

As we have now finished Quarter 3, we will be emailing the EMPHN POLAR Practice Report to each of the POLAR users who have ticked…
Digital health

29 July 2024

First major change to MBS Chronic Disease Management items since 2005

The Department of Health and Aged Care has announced major changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items for chronic disease management from 1 November 2024.…
General practice

22 July 2024

MyMedicare General Practice in Aged Care Incentive – Update

The new MyMedicare General Practice in Aged Care Incentive has been open for registration since 1 July 2024. The incentive aims to support older people…
General practice

15 July 2024

Health Needs Assessment Survey 2024

Have your say on the future of healthcare in your area
Health sector news

11 July 2024

Release of IAR-DST Version 2 – help to refer your patients to the right level of mental health support

EMPHN is excited to announce the release of version 2 of the Initial Assessment and Referral (IAR) Guidance documentation and decision support tool (IAR-DST) as of July…
IAR DST

10 July 2024

General Practice in Aged Care Incentive – accreditation and exemptions for non-traditional practices

Some general practitioners that deliver care to residential aged care homes operate as sole providers and mobile practices and until recently were not eligible for…
GPACI

09 July 2024

Update for Aged Care Providers on the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive

On Monday 1 July 2024, the new General Practice in Aged Care Incentive commenced, providing incentive payments to general practices and general practitioners for delivering regular visits and care planning to…
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