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10 March 2026
New statewide referral criteria for referrals to lung nodule services are now in effect
Statewide referral criteria is now in effect for adult lung nodule conditions in public hospitals. The Victorian Department of Health has developed and published statewide…
General practice
09 February 2026
BBPIP Q1 payments issued and national bulk billing campaign now live
BBPIP Q1 payments have been issued The first quarter payments for the Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BBPIP) have now been processed. Practices and providers…
General practice
06 February 2026
Requesting POLAR support
Requesting POLAR support The way practices request POLAR support in the Eastern Melbourne PHN (EMPHN) catchment has changed: When contacting Outcome Health by raising a…
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03 December 2024
Case study spotlight: Right Care Better Health
Within the catchment, there are approximately 129,000 people living alone*, and an estimated 38,432 people living with three or more chronic conditions*. Living alone can…
Commissioned services
02 December 2024
EMPHN Health Needs Assessment 2025-2028
The EMPHN 2025 – 2028 Health Needs Assessment (HNA) is now available to view on our website. This Heath Needs Assessment (HNA) presents a systematic…
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29 November 2024
Would you like to make a difference in community health in our area? Join WiseCrowd!
If you live or work in the east or north-east of Melbourne, you’re eligible to join WiseCrowd, our community and consumer panel. WiseCrowd is a…
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25 November 2024
POLAR Tip – MyMedicare Registration
Did you know that the POLAR Clinic Summary Report includes a MyMedicare registration filter? To use this filter, simply add your patients’ MyMedicare registration details…
Digital health
25 November 2024
Services Australia Update – Changes to Organisation Register and keeping your practice accreditation details current
Services Australia – Updates to the Organisation Register in December Services Australia has advised there will be a system release for the Organisation Register on…
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25 November 2024
MyMedicare Registration News
MyMedicare Registration update MyMedicare registrations continue to increase, particularly general practice-led registrations. As of 6 November 2024, 2,126,435 patients, 6,329 general practices and ~47,000 provider…
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22 November 2024
Celebrating excellence at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards 2024
The Victorian Public Healthcare Awards took place this week, and we are thrilled to congratulate all the 2024 winners. These awards recognise leadership and excellence…
Commissioned services
19 November 2024
World COPD Day 2024: Empowering Healthcare Providers with Best-Practice Standards
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) affects 1 in 13 Australians aged 40 and over, yet half of them don’t know they have it. Alarmingly, Indigenous…
General practice
13 November 2024
Unveiling Our Vision: EMPHN’s Strategic Plan 2025-2028
EMPHN proudly hosted the launch of our ambitious Strategic Plan.
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