On Thursday 23 November 2006 9:10 pm, Simon James wrote:
> >From my article on the recent changes:
>
> **
> "To be eligible for Tier 2, practices must comply with the requirements of
> Tier 1 and ensure that two key types of clinical information are recorded
> electronically for the majority of active patients:
>
> 1. Major diagnoses
> 2. Current medications
>
> Medicare Australia leaves the clinician to decide on the definition of both
> of these terms.
>
> Compliance with Tier 2 is worth an additional $3 per SWPE per annum.
>
> For practices that currently use their clinical software for prescribing
> only, compliance with Tier 2 is likely to take a concerted effort over many
> months. According to staff on the Medicare Australia PIP enquiry line,
> these practices will need to identify their active patients, and then
> retrospectively enter major diagnoses (and current medications if this
> isn¹t already stored) into their clinical software.
> **
>
> Regards,
> Simon
and we don't yet have half of the docs in our practice putting half the
diagnoses for half the patients so we get the lower amount.
I wasn't prepared to lie.
--
More people are flattered into virtue than bullied out of vice.
-- R. S. Surtees
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