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08 December 2025
General Practice in Aged Care Incentive – Program guidelines update
The 2025 General Practice in Aged Care Incentive program guidelines have changed in appearance and have two eligibility changes outlined below. There are no other…
General practice
08 December 2025
Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BBPIP) – Helpful tips and resources
With the introduction of the Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BBPIP) and its guidelines, we have noticed an increase in general queries particularly regarding co-billing,…
General practice
04 December 2025
Practice Management webinar series – Now available on-demand
EMPHN’s recent Practice Management Webinar Series is now available for on-demand viewing. Presented by Practice Management Consultant, Tania Worroll, the series was developed to empower…
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21 August 2024
Benefits of Integrating Medical Student Research with General Practice
In collaboration with Monash University, Dr Dan Jeyaseelan, a local general practitioner at Dr Dan’s Medical Clinic in Monbulk, Melbourne, has been working directly with…
General practice
21 August 2024
National Asthma Week: Why an Updated Asthma Action Plan is Essential
As National Asthma Week (1-7 September) approaches, it’s a crucial time to spotlight the importance of asthma management and to ensure that both individuals and…
General practice
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
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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…
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