On 10 July, we announced national community health and support services provider, EACH, as the lead agent in the next stage of the reform journey, following a competitive tender process. EACH will work with a consortium of providers to establish 4 hubs in Rockhampton, Emerald, Gympie, and Hervey Bay by …
MyMedicare Updates: GPACI and first major change to MBS Chronic Disease management
General Practice in Aged Care Incentive – accreditation and exemptions for non-traditional practices Some general practitioners that deliver care to residential aged care homes operate as sole providers and mobile practices and until recently were not eligible for accreditation under the RACGP accreditation standards. Following consultation, the definition of a general practice …
Telehealth for RACH Impact Statements are now overdue
In 2023, many RACHs applied for Telehealth grants. If you did receive a grant, please note the Telehealth Grant Impact Statement reporting is now overdue. You should have received multiple reminder communications from CCQ. Telehealth Support Grants are part of the Commonwealth’s response to Aged Care Reform. The grants increase …
Signing up your residents to MyMedicare
The new General Practice in Aged Care Incentive commenced on 1 July, providing incentive payments to general practices and general practitioners for delivering regular visits and care planning to permanent residents living in residential aged care. This may result in some changes in the way that general practitioners deliver services to residents living …
Planning for Seniors Month
In October, we celebrate older Queenslanders and their ongoing contribution across the region —whether as older persons ageing in our community, or an aged care resident, carer, grandparent, or advocates. Seniors Month is all about increasing the social connectedness of older people and their communities because we all want to …