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21 August 2025
Request for tender now open
Following the Australian Government announcement on 1 March 2025 of 50 new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics sites including Lilydale and Diamond Creek and surrounds, Eastern Melbourne Primary Health…
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18 August 2025
Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program – even payment split announced
Bulk billing incentive payments changes from 1 November 2025 will expand the eligibility of bulk billing incentives to all Australians with a Medicare card. Currently,…
General practice

13 August 2025
Advance notice for Managed Service Providers: requests for tender opening soon
Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (EMPHN) is pleased to announce an upcoming request for tender (RFT) for the provision of its managed IT services. Eligibility…
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17 June 2024
HealthPathways team at the National Dementia Conference
The HealthPathways Melbourne team recently participated in the National Dementia Conference 2024, held over two days on June 12 and 13 at Crown Promenade, Melbourne.…
Aged and palliative care
12 June 2024
MyMedicare General Practice in Aged Care Incentive
Important launch of the new MyMedicare General Practice in Aged Care Incentive commences from 1 August 2024. The incentive aims to support older people living in…
GPACI
11 June 2024
New POLAR enhancement – MyMedicare
In the latest POLAR software update you now have the option of adding a MyMedicare filter to your searches. In the Clinic Summary Report under…
Digital enablement
28 May 2024
Provider Connect Australiaâ„¢ – helping healthcare providers stay connected
As the end of the financial year approaches, everyone becomes busy with paperwork starts to mount up, keeping your business details up-to-date doesn’t have to…
Digital enablement
27 May 2024
My Health Record Update
I-MED Radiology has now connected an additional 57 sites in Victoria to the My Health Record. For a list of sites now uploading Radiology Reports…
Digital enablement
27 May 2024
The Department of Health has extended the healthdirect Video Call COVID- 19 GP Program to 31 December 2024
The Department of Health has extended the healthdirect Video Call COVID- 19 GP Program to 31 December 2024. We encourage you to continue using this secure video consulting…
Primary care
27 May 2024
Cancer Screening Update – What’s new and what’s coming
Eligible age lowering of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program The Government has announced that from 1 July 2024 it is lowering the eligible screening…
Digital enablement
20 May 2024
Free education package launched for residential aged care workers throughout Victoria
In response to the Royal Commission into Aged Quality and Safety, the Department of Health and Aged Care provided PHNs dedicated funding to build capacity…
Aged and palliative care
14 May 2024
Transition from Practice Incentives Aged Care Access Incentive (ACAI) to General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI)
To better support older people living in aged care to receive quality patient-centred care, the Government is introducing the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive.…
GPACI