Practice Incentives Program Quality Improvement Incentive fact sheet – What practices need to know

This document includes:

1. Why is there a new Quality Improvement (QI) Incentive under the PIP?
2. What is the PIP QI Incentive?
3. What is the payment for participating in the PIP QI Incentive?
4. What does working in partnership with your local PHN mean?
5. When does the PIP QI Incentive commence?
6. How do I sign up for the PIP QI Incentive?
7. What is the PIP Eligible Data Set?
8. How does a general practice submit the PIP Eligible Data Set?
9. When does the PIP Eligible Data Set need to be submitted to the local Primary Health Network (PHN) by?
10. What happens if I haven't submitted the data by the due date?
11. Does a general practice have to submit their entire data set?
12. Can patients opt out?
13. Does a general practice get an incentive for submitting the PIP Eligible Data Set to their local PHN?
14. How will the Department of Health know if my general practice has met the eligibility requirements fo the PIP QI Incentive?
15. What does a PHN use the Eligible Data Set for?
16. What are the privacy controls for the PIP Eligible Data Set?
17. Are general practices required to use specific data extraction companies for extracting the PIP Eligible Data Set?
18. What and who are the data custodians?
19. What is the Population Health Data Set?
20. What is the difference between the PIP Eligible Data Set and the Population Health Data Set?
21. What do PHNs use the Population Health Data Set for?
22. How do general practices submit their Population Health Data Set for PHNs?
23. I have more questions. Who do I ask?
24. Contact details