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10 July 2026
New Medicare Mental Health Check In service now available for patients
Medicare Mental Health Check In Medicare Mental Health Check In is a new digital service that offers free evidence-based and confidential support to help people…
General practice
10 July 2026
Assignment of benefits changes – latest update
From 1 July 2026, updated requirements apply for assigning Medicare benefits when a service is bulk billed. Assignment of benefit is the process where a…
Assignment of benefit
06 July 2026
Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2026: 50 Years of Deadly
NAIDOC Week is held annually in July and is a national celebration of Australia’s First Nations peoples, histories and cultures—the oldest, continuous living cultures on…
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14 May 2024
Current MyMedicare statistics
As of 28th April 2024, 5,867 general practices have signed up for MyMedicare. 45,324 provider numbers have been linked to these practices to enable access…
MyMedicare
13 May 2024
New staff POLAR training and refresher training
We have just moved into a new PIP quarter as of 1 May, now is a great time to think about your next Quality Improvement…
Digital enablement
13 May 2024
Provider Bulletin for COVID-19 vaccination providers 6 May 2024
The Provider Bulletin for COVID-19 vaccination providers 6 May 2024 includes the following: COVID-19 Vaccine Update COVID-19 Program Administration Resources
Primary care
13 May 2024
Accreditation criterion: Indicator C6.2 B
Indicator C6.2 B – If your practice is using a hybrid patient health record system, a note of each consultation/interaction is made in each system, and…
Primary care
13 May 2024
Monkeypox vaccination program update
The Victorian Department of Health has advised that there have been recent cases of new, locally acquired cases of mpox (monkeypox) in Victoria
General practice
08 May 2024
In conversation with Professor Zoe Wainer: The future of community and public health from the state’s perspective
EMPHN welcomed Deputy Secretary Community & Public Health, Professor Zoe Wainer for a discussion on the future directions of community and public health across Victoria.
Events
02 May 2024
Nurse Immunisation Education Scholarship Opportunity
Primary Health Networks (PHNs) were established to improve coordination of care to ensure patients receive the right care in the right place at the right…
Health sector news
18 April 2024
New criteria to reduce wait times for eligible patients requiring plastic surgery or with joint or lower back pain
New statewide referral criteria for plastic surgery and joint pain have come into effect from 1 March 2024 in all Victorian public hospitals. When a…
Health sector news
18 April 2024
Cyber Security Alert: Dropbox phishing campaign continuing to target Australian healthcare entities
Stay alert – Dropbox phishing campaign continuing to target Australian healthcare entities About this alert About this scam Email 1 sample: Email sample 2: How…
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