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The questioner added that everything they had read talks about telehealth items only. Their understanding was that the assignment of benefit is only required for consultation items but not for other …
How can I obtain the patient’s signature consenting to bulk billing over a phone call, through a telehealth video consultation or in circumstances where the patient is not required to be physically…
The question posed was: “Cardiologist, Dr Z, performs a procedure (permanent pacemaker implant) at hospital A (provider number 1), but would like to see the patient for ongoing care/follow up a…
The question posed was: If an ECG is performed during a pre-admission consultation (MBS Item 17610 or 17615) and the criteria of item number 11714 is met, is it permissible to claim both? …
Doctor B had received written advice from askMBS which he believed was not only wrong, but likely illegal. He wanted to know if he could rely on the advice. Detailed Reasoning The Department of Healt…
The question asked had two components. The first was whether the patient has to sign the bulk bill voucher and the second was whether the signed bulk bill vouchers need to be retained. …
Annual enrolment or membership fees have become a controversial feature of bulk billing GP practices in recent years. One example was the now defunct National Health Co-op in the ACT, which publicly …
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