Bulk-billing rates and out-of-pocket costs for general practitioner services in Australia, 2022, by SA3 region: analysis of Medicare claims data. To examine bulk-billing rates and out-of-pocket costs for non-bulk-billed general practitioner services in Australia at the Statistical Area 3 (SA3) level; to assess differences by area-level socio-economic disadvantage and remoteness. Retrospective analysis of administrative data (Medicare claims data). All Medicare claims for non-referred general practitioner services in Australia during the 2022 calendar year, as recorded in the Person Level Integrated Data Asset (PLIDA). Mean proportions of general practitioner services that were bulk-billed and mean patient out-of-pocket costs for non-bulk-billed general practitioner visits by SA3 region
Challenges for Medicare and universal health care in Australia since 2000. To identify the financing and policy challenges for Medicare and universal health care in Australia, as well as opportunities for whole-of-system strengthening. Review of publications on Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, and the universal health care system in Australia published 1 January 2000 - 14 August 2021 that reported quantitative or qualitative research or data analyses, and of opinion articles, debates, commentaries, editorials, perspectives, and news reports on the Australian health care system published 1 January 2015 - 14 August 2021. Program-, intervention- or provider-specific articles, and publications regarding groups not fully covered by Medicare (eg, asylum seekers, prisoners) were
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specialist neurologist from Concord Hospital Sydney Local Health District (paid), private billings from patients, and MedicareAustralia reimbursement as a private practice neurologist (paid), medical advisor (unpaid) to various patient and advocacy groups. Izanne Roos served on scientific advisory boards, received conference travel support and/or speaker honoraria from Roche, Novartis, Merck and Biogen Consensus recommendations on multiple sclerosis management in Australia and New Zealand: part 1 Consensus recommendations on multiple sclerosis management in Australia and New Zealand: part 1 | The Medical Journal of Australia * Basic Search * Advanced search search Use the Advanced search for more specific terms. Title contains Body contains Date range from Date range to Article type Author's
(unpaid), public salary as a staff specialist neurologist from Concord Hospital Sydney Local Health District (paid), private billings from patients, and MedicareAustralia reimbursement as a private practice neurologist (paid), medical advisor (unpaid) to various patient and advocacy groups. Izanne Roos served on scientific advisory boards, received conference travel support and/or speaker honoraria Consensus recommendations on multiple sclerosis management in Australia and New Zealand: part 2 Consensus recommendations on multiple sclerosis management in Australia and New Zealand: part 2 | The Medical Journal of Australia * Basic Search * Advanced search search Use the Advanced search for more specific terms. Title contains Body contains Date range from Date range to Article type Author's
Permanent Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing 1 Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) Public Summary Document Application No. 1747 – Permanent Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS) items for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing Applicant: Department of Health and Aged Care Date of MSAC consideration: 27 July 2023 Context for decision: MSAC makes its advice in accordance with its Terms of Reference, visit the MSAC website 1. Purpose of application This application sought the advice of the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) in relation to permanent Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items for the use and public funding of nucleic acid testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), including the use and utility of multiplex testing
#EquallyWellAU23 live blog: National Equally Well Symposium – Sydney, Australia, 25-27 July 2023 MenuNO BIAS. NO MISINFORMATION. NO SPIN. JUST WHAT YOU NEED!The National Elf ServiceHomeAboutCategoriesPodcastsSearchHome » Posts » Mental health »#EquallyWellAU23 live blog: National Equally Well Symposium – Sydney, Australia, 25-27 July 2023No Responses »JUL232023Posted byJustin ChapmanWelcome to the #EquallyWellAu23 live blog!I’m Justin Chapman from Griffith University and I’ll be helping you keep up-to-date with all of the goings on at the Equally Well Australia National Symposium taking place in Sydney on 25-27th July 2023.Experts from Australia and internationally are being invited to share innovative practice and developments aimed to improve the physical health and wellbeing of people living
practitioner consultations at residential aged care facilities. MJA 2007,187 (2):88-91 45. Enhanced Primary Care: Standards and Guidelines for the Enhanced Primary-Care Medicare Benefits Schedule Items. Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. 2001. Commonwealth of Australia 46. van Haastregt JCM, Diederiks JPM, van Possum E, et al. Effects of preventative The Geriatricians’ Perspective on Medical Services to Residential Aged Care Facilities (RCFs) in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Position Statement No’s 9 and 10 The Geriatricians’ Perspective on Medical Services to Residential Aged Care Facilities (RCFs) in Australia. Revised August 2011 Companion paper regarding the NZ perspective to follow. 1
baseline survey data for 266,414 individuals aged ≥ 45 years from the 45 and Up Study, Australia, to administrative health data sets. An algorithm for identifying individuals with diabetes was developed based on a combination of claims for dispensed insulin and glucose lowering medicines, diabetes-related hospital admissions, and diabetes-specific Medicare claims. Using the algorithm, participants were Is the burden of diabetes in Australia underestimated? Comparison of diabetes ascertainment using linked administrative health data and an Australian diabetes registry. To compare an algorithm for identifying individuals with diabetes using linked administrative health data with an Australian diabetes registry (National Diabetes Services Scheme, NDSS). This prospective cohort study linked
An observational study of socioeconomic disparities in psychiatry consultation uptake in Australia, using routinely collected national data from 2015 to 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with increased psychological distress and psychiatric service usage in Australia. Previous research into the first few months of the pandemic found severe inequality in telehealth psychiatry but no change in inequality for psychiatry service usage overall. However, it is unknown how inequality evolved over the remainder of the pandemic, as extended lockdowns continued in major Australian cities. To understand how socioeconomic inequality in psychiatric consultations changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, using new data from 2020 to 2022. We analysed routinely collected national Medicare data
Rising rates of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in Australian adults: An analysis of Australian Medicare Benefits Schedule database. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is an evolving field, though there remains sparse epidemiological data on the treatment of ACL ruptures. The objective of this study is to analyse the trends in the rate of ACL reconstruction (ACLR) in adult patients over the past two decades in the Australian population. The incidence of ACLR between 2001 and 2020 in patients 15 years and over was analysed using the Australian Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) database. The data reflect patients with private health coverage (45% of the Australian population). An offset term was introduced using national population data to account for population changes over
Low-acuity emergency department presentation characteristics and their association with Medicare-subsidised general practitioner services across New South Wales: A data linkage study. Identify clinical and demographic characteristics of low-acuity presentations (LAPs) to the ED and analyse correlations between population rates of LAPs to ED and rates of Medicare-subsidised general practitioner statistical areas in New South Wales, Australia. The primary outcome was the rate of LAPs to ED, LAPs being defined as patients who self-presented to ED, assigned an Australasian Triage Score of 4 or 5 and subsequently discharged from ED. There were 2.9 million ED presentations in 2021, of which 39.9% presentations were classified as LAP. LAPs were associated with younger age, routine care, eyes, ear, nose
The association between academic achievement goals and adolescent depressive symptoms: a prospective cohort study in Australia. Students define academic competence across two axes: developing skills and understanding (mastery) versus comparisons with peers (performance), and achieving goals (approach) versus avoiding failure (avoidance). We aimed to examine the longitudinal association between . Participants were identified through the Medicare enrolment database and sampled using a randomised selection stratified by postcode to represent the Australian population. Achievement goals were measured at age 12-13 years with the Achievement Goal Questionnaire (ranges from 1 to 7 on each of the four subscales), and depressive symptoms with the Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (score ranges from 0
Age group-specific changes in keratinocyte cancer treatment rates in Australia, 2012- 2021: a retrospective cohort study based on MBS claims data. To examine recent changes in the numbers of Medicare-subsidised keratinocyte cancer excisions, particularly for younger people exposed to primary prevention campaigns since the early 1980s. Retrospective cohort study; analysis of administrative data . Analysis of Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) claims data for procedures related to the diagnosis and treatment of keratinocyte cancer in Australia, 2012-2021. Age-standardised rates for MBS-subsidised claims for first surgical squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and basal cell carcinoma (BCC) excisions, Mohs surgery, surgical excisions of benign lesions, skin biopsies, and cryotherapy or serial curettage
The cost of treating hypertension in Australia, 2012-22: an economic analysis. To quantify the costs of hypertension diagnosis and treatment in Australia, particularly in primary care, including general practices and pharmacies. Economic analysis; analysis of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) data. Australia, 2012-22. Estimated expenditure on hypertension of hypertension in Australia was $12.2 billion: $7.3 billion (60%) was borne by the MBS and PBS, $4.9 billion (40%) by patients as out-of-pocket costs. During 2021-22, an estimated $1.2 billion was spent on the management of hypertension; the three main cost components were pharmacy-related costs (administration and handling fees, dispensing fees, electronic prescription fees: $611.1 million, 50.8%), general
cohort study; analysis of de-identified linked NBCSP, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), and Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) data. Australia, 2006-2019. People aged 50-74 years (NBCSP-eligible) with severe mental illness, defined as those dispensed two or more prescriptions for second generation antipsychotics or for lithium (PBS data), and a random sample of people aged 50-74 years eligible Participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program by people with severe mental illness, Australia, 2006-2019: a national data linkage study. To compare rates of participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) and follow-up for people with severe mental illness with those for people without severe mental illness or not prescribed antidepressants. Retrospective
How Australia can invest in children and return more How Australia can invest in children and return more A new look at the $15b cost of late action Report Partners 2 Acknowledgements How Australia can invest in children and return more is a project undertaken by a partnership between CoLab – Collaborate for Kids (a partnership between Telethon Kids Institute and the Minderoo Foundation to improve the lives of children and young people at risk of poor outcomes. The Front Project is an independent national enterprise working to improve quality and create positive change in Australia’s early childhood education system. It works with government, business, and the early education sector to improve outcomes for children and in turn increase the short- and long-term gains for Australia
Impact of the Medicare Benefits Schedule Rebate (MBSR) freeze on General Practice (GP) use: multivariable regression analysis. In 2015, the Australian government froze the Medicare Benefits Schedule Rebate (MBSR) for General Practitioner (GP) service use. This paper aimed to explore the impact of the MBSR freeze on the demand for GP services in Victoria, Australia, for three years, from 2014
by women and babies from pregnancy to 12-month postbirth. We used linked administrative data from one state of Australia, which contained all births in Queensland between 01/07/2017 and 30/06/2018. Descriptive analyses were used to identify the 10 most frequent reasons and related costs for accessing inpatient, outpatient, emergency department, and Medicare services. These are reported separately Unlocking big data to understand health services usage and government funding during pregnancy and early childhood, evidence in Australia. Maternity care is a high-volume and high-cost area of health care, which entails various types of service use throughout the course of the pregnancy. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore the most common reasons and related costs of health services used
The association between multimorbidity and osteoporosis investigation and treatment in high-risk fracture patients in Australia: A prospective cohort study. Multimorbidity is common among fracture patients. However, its association with osteoporosis investigation and treatment to prevent future fractures is unclear. This limited knowledge impedes optimal patient care. This study investigated the association between multimorbidity and osteoporosis investigation and treatment in persons at high risk following an osteoporotic fracture. The Sax Institute's 45 and Up Study is a prospective population-based cohort of 267,153 people in New South Wales, Australia, recruited between 2005 and 2009. This analysis followed up participants until 2017 for a median of 6 years (IQR: 4 to 8). Questionnaire data