Webinars

This webinar took place on 19 October 2021. There were over 1000 registrants. The session covered the legal structure of Medicare, the law of bulk billing, referral requirements, provider number law, specific MBS item numbers for Psychologists, and much more. The real case studies that were shared by the two lawyers, Dr Margaret Faux and Mark Attard, were ‘a bit scary’ as one participant said, but drove home the importance of legally correct billing practices.

The second webinar in the series of Medicare Compliance for Psychologists took place on 17 November 2021 with over 700 registrants. Dr Margaret Faux provided an overview of AHPRA & the National Law before journeying through Medicare's record keeping requirements, the Codes of Conduct, state and territory legislation, SOAP notes modified for Australia, SMART goals, and when & what to report back to referrers under Medicare.

The webinar was held on 22 February 2022 with over 1000 registrants. A very successful session, presented by Dr Margaret Faux, it started right with the basics of Medicare's legal foundation and fundamentals of Bulk Billing. With a special focus on Telehealth Billing, it also covered the recent changes to telehealth changes for Specialists and GPs, including the 80/20 vs 30/20 and the 12 month rules, in addition to record keeping requirements.

The Webinar was held on 09 March with ~100 registrants. It was moderated by Dr Margaret Faux, with Dr Corey Scholes (Director at EBM analytics) and Heather Grain (a recognised leader in digital health) as the panelists. The webinar addressed key points on some very imprtant areas like, the need for comparative data – how not to do it!, what is the point of a registry?, making data useful and also showcased an application across multiple specialties.