Now Available: Medcast Medicare Business Skills Hub FastTrack – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Assessments

First Nations peoples continue to experience significantly poorer health outcomes, with life expectancy almost 10 years lower than other Australians. General practice plays a key role in closing this gap.

This month’s Medicare Business Skills Hub FastTrack focuses on supporting practices to deliver high‑quality, culturally informed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Assessments (MBS item 715).

This practical 30‑minute FastTrack covers:

• Billing requirements for MBS item 715
• Key elements of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health assessment
• Practical tips for embedding health assessments into everyday practice workflows

Completion of the FastTrack and quiz provides 30 minutes Reviewing Performance (RP) and 30 minutes Educational Activities (EA) CPD. Access to this Medicare Business Skills Hub FastTrack is available through your subscription if you are already registered.

In addition to this education, EMPHN offers comprehensive quality improvement activities and practice support, including resources to help practices improve Indigenous identification, increase uptake of MBS item 715 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Assessments, and strengthen continuity of care.

EMPHN support includes:

• An Indigenous Health Quality Improvement Toolkit focused on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Assessments: Quality improvement – EMPHN
• Practice‑level Indigenous Health Reports to support data‑driven QI activities: EMPHN Indigenous Health Report now available – EMPHN
• Medicare Mental Health resources to support access to culturally appropriate mental health services and referrals for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients: Medicare Mental Health – EMPHN
• Additional information and links for health professionals: Health Assessments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (MBS Item 715) – EMPHN

If you would like to discuss the support EMPHN can provide in relation to this topic, please email practicesupport@emphn.org.au  

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