Journal article
General practice utilisation of Medicare Benefits Schedule items to support the care of older patients: findings from the REDIRECT study
Lyle R Turner, Christopher Pearce, Bianca Brijnath, Colette Browning, Judy Lowthian, Marianne Shearer, Danielle Mazza
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH | CSIRO PUBLISHING | Published : 2018
DOI: 10.1071/PY17047
Abstract
Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items designed to support the wellbeing of older people may reduce unnecessary emergency department utilisation, however it is unclear to what extent such items are used. This study examined general practitioner (GP) utilisation of these MBS items through an analysis of the Melbourne East Monash General Practice Database (MAGNET), which contains information collected from GP clinics within the inner east Melbourne region. Sociodemographic and MBS claim data were extracted for patients aged ≥75 years attending a GP between 2005 and 2012. Utilisation of 75+ Health Assessments, General Practitioner Management Plans (GPMP), Team Care Arrangements (TCAs) or review..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was conducted as part of the wider 'Reducing Older Patient's Avoidable Presentations for Emergency Care Treatment' (REDIRECT) study, funded by the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI). We thank Adam McLeod from Outcome Health for providing access to the data used in this analysis.