Medical services available for residents of Aged Care Homes
GPDV has produced a pdf flowchart (112kb) on the Medicare services available for residents of aged care homes.
Medicare items include
- Comprehensive Medical Assessment
- Residential Medication Management Review
- GP Contribution to care plan
- Allied Health and Dental Care
- Case Conferencing
GPDV gives permission to divisions of General Practice to use the flowchart
and to add divisional logos to the header for use at a local level. To ensure version control and acknowledgement of the source we request that no further amendments are made and that the GPDV logo remains in the footer.
Please contact Lee Stamford for
a publisher version to add do this. Your recommendations and feedback for improvements for future versions are welcome.
Note: The purpose of this flow chart is to provide an overview or introduction to the MBS items, it should not be used instead of the MBS. It is recommended that GPs refer to the MBS explanatory notes A.21 - Discharge, A.22 for a definitive guide.
Medicare Benefits Schedule
For MBS items/descriptors go to the MBS online and use the search function.
Online resource
RACGP Silver Book Resources
Medical care of older persons in residential aged care facilities
(the 'silver book') aims to provide general practitioners, and other health professionals including residential aged care nurses, with a resource for delivering quality health care in residential aged care facilities.
North West Melbourne Division - After Hours Kit
Using MBS Items
Standard Consultation Items in Aged Care
GPDV has produced a powerpoint presentation (227kb) explaining the standard consultation items in aged care. It also includes some tasks to test your knowledge. It takes less than half an hour to go through the presentation and the associated tasks and further information can be found in the notes pages.
MBS items descriptors for the standard consultation items available in aged care can be viewed in the MBS.
Comprehensive Medical Assessment
Department of Health & Ageing Website
Item descriptor & Explanatory Notes
Question and Answeres
Checklist
Service descriptor flow chart
Sample Form
Residential Medication Management Review
Pharmacy Guild
Information for Aged Care Homesm Pharmicists & GPs
Sample forms, flow charts & checklists
Department of Health & Ageing Website
Information for GPs
Information for Aged Care Homes
Question & Answers
Sample Forms
Flow Chart
Check List
Contribution to Care Plan
Information Sheet - NE Valley Division
Case Conferencing
Case Conferencing Record - NWMelbourne Division
Case Conferencing Pro-forma Checklist - DoHA
Allied Health & Dental Care Items
Department of Health & Ageing Website
Information Sheet
Eligibility Criteria
Referral Form
Other Resources
MBS & Aged Care Flow Chart - GPDV
MBS Ready Reckoner - Monash Division
Consent Form - NE Valley Division
Informed Patient Decisions - RACGP - Standards for General Practice
GPDV has collated this information to be used by divisions. Additional links and resources are welcomed. Email Rosie Fenech at GPDV r.fenech@gpdv.com.au