Primary Health Tasmania has a role in supporting local implementation of the Australian Government’s MyMedicare voluntary patient registration model.
MyMedicare aims to formalise the relationship between patients, their general practice, GP and primary care teams. General practices can register as a MyMedicare practice, and then patients can register a MyMedicare general practice as their regular practice.
When a general practice and its patients register in MyMedicare, the Australian Government will provide extra funding to help the practice provide targeted care based on the needs of its patients.
This page of the Department’s website has information about benefits of being a MyMedicare general practice and a linked healthcare provider; eligibility; and how to register.
This page has a range of resources for MyMedicare general practices and healthcare providers, including:
a brochure and posters (printed copies can be ordered)
fact sheets
frequently asked questions
a patient registration form
webinars
a toolkit to help general practices engage with their patients and answer questions about MyMedicare.
For patients
This page of the Department’s website has information about the benefits of MyMedicare for patients, and how to register.
This page has a range of resources for MyMedicare patients, including:
fact sheets
frequently asked questions.
General Practice in Aged Care Incentive
MyMedicare general practices can register for the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive, which aims to increase access to GPs for people living in aged care homes.
The incentive program supports GPs to provide regular visits and care planning services to their regular patients in homes. The aim is to reduce avoidable hospitalisations and support the continuity of care for residents.
This page of the Department’s website has a range of information about the incentive program, including details of payments, eligibility, and servicing requirements. The program guidelines plus resources such as fact sheets and frequently asked questions are also available.
Primary Health Tasmania has resources to help general practices in signing up their residential aged care patients to MyMedicare. This resource goes through the options, and is supported by:
an example cover letter for residential aged care homes which you can modify to suit your practice.
Services Australia has published new resources to support providers and practices to forecast payments and eligibility for the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive. There are separate resources for practices and for providers, as below:
