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May 2009

We are running a regionally focused and targeted communication campaign to promote Medicare electronic claiming to Medicare cardholders. If your practice is in one of the targeted areas, you will receive a letter to inform you about the messages we are delivering locally.

For more information about patient claiming through Medicare Online and Medicare Easyclaim call 1800 700 199 to talk to one of our Business Development Officers.

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Education for health professionals

Online education

Medicare and You – eLearning for new health care professionals
This is a self-paced eLearning program for all new health care professionals that aims to:

make it easier for health professionals to access Medicare education
improve confidence in using the Medicare Benefits Schedule, and
increase awareness of associated rules and regulations.

The program is easy to use, interactive and case based. There are seven modules–each with multiple topics that will take between five and 20 minutes to complete. To get the most out of this training you will need to actively participate in the e-Learning activities.

Medicare and You - Online learning for rural and remote health care professionals
This eLearning program was developed in partnership with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and is hosted by Rural and Remote Medical Education Online (RRMEO). It offers a range of topics relevant to your daily practice presented in an interactive, case-based and user friendly format with accreditation for three ACRRM professional development program points upon completion. Available to registered users of RRMEO 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Medicare eLearning for Dentists

An eLearning program has been developed to support dentists who are new to billing Medicare. The program is interactive and easy to use. Modules include 'What is Medicare?' and 'Billing and Claiming.' The program takes approximately 45 minutes to complete.

PBS and You - PBS eLearning for new health care providers
As a new prescriber, you need to know your responsibilities when you prescribe a medicine under the PBS. PBS and You is a self paced program that will help you prescribe according to PBS requirements.

Learning Guides

PBS and You - manual for medical health care practitioners
This manual is designed to be used in conjunction with PBS and You - online PBS education for new health care providers.

PBS and You – manual for authorised optometrists
This manual has been designed for optometrists to help you develop the essential skills required to correctly use the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). It may be used in conjunction with PBS and You – online PBS education for new health care providers.

Newsletters

DoctorConnect - Welcoming Doctors to Australia

DoctorConnect has been produced by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing to provide a starting point for both overseas trained doctors (OTDs) who may be considering work in Australia and for employers seeking to recruit them.

Link to DoctorConnect website

Quick reference guides

Medicare Australia is working to encourage the correct use of a range of PBS medicine and a range of MBS items that have been identified as compliance risks in Medicare Australia’s National Compliance Program.

We developed a suite of quick reference guides designed to clarify MBS item requirements and PBS restriction criteria. These guides help to make it easier for you.

Medicare Benefit Schedule (MBS)

Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule (PBS)

See the Department of Health and Ageing website for further information including useful tools, checklists, templates and questions and answers.

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Last updated: 30 June, 2009