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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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15 October 2024
New GPACI Payment Resources for General Practices
With the first quarter of the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive (GPACI) ending on 31 September, payments to participating practices are now being processed…
General practice
14 October 2024
Can you or your clinic support an emergency or pandemic response?
EMPHN is updating its list of primary care providers who are ready to lend critical support during emergency situations, such as thunderstorm asthma events, bushfires,…
General practice
14 October 2024
National Health Services Directory – Health Direct – Accurate GP and Practice Contact Details
Attention GPs and general practice managers – Victorian public hospitals are working to improve the identification of the correct GP and practice for sending clinical…
General practice
14 October 2024
Win a morning tea for the whole practice team
Get involved with EMPHN’s latest Quality Improvement (QI) Activity and be in the running to win a morning tea for your whole practice team! For…
General practice
30 September 2024
Substitution allowed to address shortage of Ryzodeg 70/30 FlexTouch insulin
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has made a Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument (SSSI) to address the unavailability of Ryzodeg 70/30 FlexTouch insulin prefilled pens.
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30 September 2024
Seeking GPs to provide feedback on current Clinical and Referral Pathways Platforms
Help us identify areas of improvement with the existing offering to deliver better patient care within General Practice. Following on from stakeholder consultations in 2022,…
General practice
30 September 2024
Chronic Disease Management and MBS deferred to 1 July 2025
On 25 September the Department of Health and Ageing announced the commencement date for Chronic Conditions Management MBS item changes have been deferred to 1…
Digital health
30 September 2024
Introducing the new Practice Management resource page on HealthPathways Melbourne
We’re excited to announce the launch of a new Practice Management Resource Page, designed to help Practice Managers efficiently navigate the complexities of practice management.
General practice
16 September 2024
Unlocking Quality Improvement: Explore EMPHN’s new webpage and resources
Explore how EMPHN can support your Quality Improvement (QI) efforts with our newly launched Quality Improvement Webpage.
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