Enhanced Primary Care Program (EPC)
Medicare Health Assessments (Items 700 - 719)
The Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) health assessment items represent a cross-section of the Australian Government's initiatives in the area of primary health care.
A health check allows a medical practitioner to undertake a more comprehensive assessment of a patient with complex care needs. Health checks also permit the needs of specific groups (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, refugees and aged care residents) to be addressed in a targeted and culturally appropriate manner.
- 45 Year Old Health Check
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Resource Kit - health checks for children, adults and older persons (55 years+)
- Comprehensive Medical Assessment for Patients of Aged Care Homes
- Health Assessments for Older Persons (75+)
- Intellectual Disability Health Assessment
- Health Assessment for Refugees and other Humanitarian Entrants
- Healthy Kids Check
- Type 2 Diabetes Risk Evaluation
Media releases
- Expansion of Medicare-eligible MRI services
- Helping close the gap through innovative home visit program
Program/Initiatives
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme
- Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas
- Better access to psychiatrists, psychologists and general practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS)
- Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme
- Multidisciplinary Case Conferencing
Publications
- Progress of the Northern Territory Emergency Response Child Health Check Initiative: Health Conditions and Referrals
- The link between primary health care and health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
- 2006 – 2007 Jurisdictional Summary Report against the National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (NSFATSIH)
- National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Health Promotion Report 2008
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework - Report 2008 Summary