The Australian Institute of Medical Administration and Compliance
A practice manager for an oncology practice asked whether the oncologists can claim item 14206 even though it is in the assisted reproductive technology (ART) section of the MBS, because it ac…
read more >Doctor A was a respiratory and sleep physician who had been trying to obtain clarity around this question. The question specifically related to weekend cover when doctors are rostered to cover…
read more >Annual enrolment or membership fees have been 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 c…
read more >A gastroenterology practice asked whether a service provider providing two services to a patient on the same day, one for which there is an MBS item number, and the other for which there is no…
read more >A group of haematologists in private practice, who operate across various locations under a single brand with a central point of contact, asked if they could agree to all charge the same fees….
read more >When one physician covers another’s inpatients who have already been admitted, but are new to the doctor covering for the weekend, Dr A wanted to know if it is acceptable to bill item 110? Dr …
read more >Billing to Medicare for non-admitted patients in public hospital emergency departments is strictly prohibited, even if patients have private health insurance and are happy to use it. This is p…
read more >An administrator in a public hospital had been advised that they could start billing to Medicare for inpatient services including case conferences.
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read more >Question: For case conferences involving psychiatrists and allied health personnel (item 855 to 866) can the conference include the treating psychiatrist, another psychiatrist known to the pat…
read more >Doctor A was an oncologist who understood that when on leave with a locum covering, Doctor A could continue billing as usual, even though Doctor B was acting as a locum and was providing all s…
read more >A haematologist said that he and some colleagues were considering personally performing bone marrow aspirates and trephines (items 30084 and 30087) and explained that the MBS rebates for these…
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