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Reviwed December 2015- the information is still current. This webinar will be updated if there are changes to the Medicare GP plans which affect dietitians

About the presenter

Magali De Castro has been working in general practice for the past seven years. As a Registered Nurse, she’s worked in clinical settings as diverse as solo GP surgeries, super clinics and community health centres and specialises in the coordination of health promotion clinics and helping practices make best use of the Medicare Benefits Schedule to help patients with chronic disease. Magali is currently the prevention & early intervention project officer at Southcity GP Services, in Melbourne’s inner south-east. 

The presentation covers:

Part 1

• An overview of GP Management Plans and Team Care Arrangements
• Different “looks” of GPMP/TCA’s
• Collaboration between providers: referral process
• Common questions

Part 2

• Referral validity
• Reporting requirements
• Receipt requirements

Part 3

Common questions regarding:

Care Plans

• What if the GP hasn’t put a referral date on the form?
• Are the referrals calendar year or 12 month from referral date?
• Can the referral be used for two years?
• What is the minimum time to be spent with clients for initial and review consults?
• Do we need to keep a copy of the letter that they send back to the GP on file?
• Why does the GP have to rewrite a referral if extra visits need to be added?
• Can dietitians write the GP letter on the computer system that the Doctor uses rather than a written letter?
• How many visits can a dietitian use if the form is blank?
• Referral - if the Doctor has written a referral to another Dietitian in the same practice or a different practice, can a client use this referral with another Dietitian. Is this okay? 

Billing

• If you are dual qualified as an EP/Diabetes Educator and Dietitian – can you see the same client on the same day for the two different areas and bulk bill?
• What happens if the client claims more visits than approved from another HP and so can’t claim all that were specified for Dietitian?
• Can dietitians charge a gap?
• What is the administrative fee that can be charged?

Auditing

• What is "appropriate" paperwork?
• Does medicare audit health professionals that are exclusively bulk billing or dothey target any provider that clients have claimed from Medicare?
• What is involved in an audit?

Registration types 

Recording: $38 to receive a recording of the webinar