John Smith wrote on Sep 12
th, 2013 at 11:50pm:
it_is_the_light wrote on Sep 12
th, 2013 at 9:43pm:
if any dentist disagrees they lose their government
funding and accreditation..
- : )
What govt. funding do dentists receive?
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Practice payments
The majority of payments made through the PIP are made to practices and focus on those aspects of general practice that contribute to quality care.
If a practice's PIP application is successful, the practice will receive its initial PIP payment in the first payment quarter after approval. The practice will receive subsequent quarterly payments, providing it continues to meet the eligibility criteria. Payments are made in February, May, August and November.
Medicare Australia will automatically calculate entitlements for payments based on information received from the practice. This means it is important to inform Medicare Australia of any changes in practice arrangements (more information is provided in Practice Changes).
Payments are made by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).
Practices can spend their payment as they want, though the usual taxation rules apply. The PIP payment is intended to support the practice in purchasing additional equipment, upgrading its facilities or offering additional remuneration to doctors working at the practice. If a practice chooses to use the payment as an additional source of income for its doctors, the Australian Government strongly encourages its equitable organisation to distribute among doctors working at the practice. However, the Australian Government cannot be responsible for the business arrangements of individual practices.
Incentives Aspect or activity Payment amount
Quality stream
Quality Prescribing Practice participation in quality use of medicines programs endorsed by the National Prescribing Service. Paid annually in May. $1 per SWPE
Diabetes Incentive Sign-On Payment: one-off payment for notifying the Australian Government that the practice uses a diabetes register and recall/reminder system. $1 per SWPE
Outcomes Payment: payment to practices that complete an annual cycle of care for a target proportion of their patients with diabetes. $20 per HbA1c SWPE annually
Service Incentive Payment: payment for each annual cycle of care for a patient with diabetes, payable once per year per patient. $40 per patient per annum
Cervical Screening
Incentive Sign-on Payment: one-off payment to practices that engage with the state/territory cervical screening registers. $0.25 per SWPE
Outcomes Payment: payment to practices where a specified proportion of women aged between 20 and 69 years have been screened in the last 30 months. $3 per female WPE† aged between 20 and 69.
Service Incentive Payment: payment to practitioners for screening women between 20 and 69 years who have not had a cervical smear within the last four years. $35 per patient per annum
Asthma Incentive
Sign-on Payment: one-off payment to practices that implement a cycle of care for patients with moderate to severe asthma. $0.25 per SWPE
Service Incentive Payment: payment to practitioners who complete an asthma cycle of care for patients with moderate to severe asthma, payable once per year per patient. $100 per patient per annum
Indigenous Health Incentive
Sign-on Payment: one-off payment to practices that agree to undertake specified activities to improve the provision of care to their Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander patients with a chronic disease. $1000 per practice
Patient Registration Payment: A payment to practices for each Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander patient aged 15 years and over, registered with the practice for chronic disease management. $250 per eligible patient per calendar year
Outcomes Payment Tier 1: Payment to practices for each registered patient for whom a target level of care is provided by the practice in a calendar year. Tier 1: $100 per eligible patient per calendar year
Outcomes Payment Tier 2: Payment to practices for providing the majority of care for a registered patient in a calendar year. Tier 2: $150 per eligible patient per calendar year
Capacity stream
eHealth Incentive
The PIP eHealth Incentive has three components. Practices must meet the requirements of each of component to qualify for payments through this incentive. $6.50 per SWPE capped at $12 500 per practice, per quarter
After Hours Incentive Tier 1— The practice makes sure that all regular practice patients have access to 24 hour care from a GP, seven days a week, which may be through formalised cooperative arrangements and must include out of hours visits (at home, in residential aged care facilities and in hospitals), where safe and reasonable. $2 per SWPE annually
Tier 2—Practice GPs must provide the minimum level of after hours cover (dependent on practice size) for all regular practice patients. At all other times, practice patients must have access to after hours care through formalised cooperative arrangements.
Practices with a SWPE* value of 2000 or less
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