Resources
Budget 2024–25: Reforming pathology application charging arrangements
This Budget 2024–25 fact sheet outlines the reforms to the pathology fees application charging arrangements.
Claiming Medicare Benefits – Date of Service for Pathology Providers
Information regarding submitting claims for Medicare benefits.
Quality Use of Pathology Program (QUPP) project grants 2021–23
This document provides feedback to applicants for the Quality Use of Pathology Program Projects grant round (2021–23) GO5049 that was open on GrantConnect from 3 September 2021 to 19 October 2021.
National Cervical Screening Program – Pathology test guide for cervical and vaginal testing
This table shows the guidelines for pathology testing of cervical and vaginal samples.
Quality Use of Pathology Program (QUPP) – Final report for the Common Sense Pathology 2018–2021 project
This final report outlines what The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Common Sense Pathology project achieved. The QUPP funded this project between 2018 and 2021.
Reporting pathology or diagnostic imaging prohibited practices
Use this form if you are a requester or provider of diagnostic imaging (DI) or pathology services and want to let us know about another person who has asked for or accepted or
offered or provided a prohibited benefit, or made a threat.
offered or provided a prohibited benefit, or made a threat.
Guaranteeing Medicare – Investing in pathology
A Budget 2021–22 fact sheet.
Quality Use of Pathology Program (QUPP) – Final report for the Pathology, Information, Terminology and Units Standardisation project (PITUS 18–20)
This final report outlines what The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) PITUS 18–20 project achieved. The QUPP funded previous phases of this project.
Budget 2020-21: Strengthening Primary Care – COVID-19 pandemic response – pathology
A Budget 2020-21 fact sheet.
Budget 2020-21: Aged Care – COVID-19 pandemic response – pathology testing in aged care
A Budget 2020-21 fact sheet.
Quality Use of Pathology Program (QUPP) – Final report for the structured pathology reporting of cancer in Australia 2017–20 project
This final report outlines the results of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia structured pathology reporting of cancer in Australia 2017–20 project.
Quality Use of Pathology Program (QUPP) – Final report for the development of quality assurance programs for DNA extraction project
This final report outlines the results of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Quality Assurance Programs project to develop quality assurance programs for DNA extraction.
Quality Use of Pathology Program (QUPP) – Final report for the enhancement of the Lab Tests Online website project
This final report outlines what the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine enhancement of the Lab Tests Online website project achieved.
Quality Use of Pathology Program (QUPP) – Final report for the development and pilot of a quality assurance program
This final report outlines the results of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Quality Assurance Programs pilot project for a quality assurance program for proficiency testing in cardiovascular disease.
Quality Use of Pathology Program (QUPP) – Final report for the exploration of integrated NATA–RCPAQAP predictive modelling
This final report outlines what the Australian National University exploration of predictive integrated National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) and Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Quality Assurance Programs (RCPAQAP) modelling to improve pathology quality project achieved.
COVID-19 National Health Plan – Aged Care – Pathology Testing in Aged Care
A fact sheet about the Australian Government's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This fact sheet is about funding for specialist inreach pathology testing for COVID-19 and influenza in residential aged care facilities.
COVID-19 National Health Plan – Primary Health – MBS Pathology (Microbiology) Test for COVID-19 and Influenza
A fact sheet about the Australian Government's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This fact sheet is about adding a new temporary item to the Medicare Benefits Schedule to provide accessible and rapid lab testing of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
Quality Use of Pathology Program (QUPP) – Final report for the enhancing patient outcomes
This final report outlines the results of the Macquarie University project to enhance patient outcomes through evaluation of the appropriateness and quality use of pathology in general practice.
Quality Use of Pathology Program (QUPP) – Final report for the Genetic and genomic certification for non-genetic pathologists and trainees
This final report outlines what The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) genetic and genomic certification project achieved.
Quality Use of Pathology Program (QUPP) – Final report for the development of a mass spectrometry technical quality assurance program
This final report outlines the results of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Quality Assurance Programs project to develop a development of a mass spectrometry technical quality assurance program for detecting human disease-associated proteins (Proteomics).
Quality Use of Pathology Program (QUPP) – Final report for the Lab Tests Online Australasia additions to support genetics, eHealth and outreach
This final report outlines the results of the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine’s project to support genetics, eHealth and outreach.
Quality Use of Pathology Program (QUPP) – Final report for the National Certification Scheme for the medical laboratory scientific workforce project
This final report outlines the results of the Human Capital Alliance project to establish a National Certification Scheme for the medical laboratory scientific workforce.
Guideline for substantiating that a valid referral existed (from pathology or diagnostic imaging)
This guideline outlines what you can do to substantiate a service to be requested by another medical practitioner for Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items 57521 and 65070.
Third report from the Pathology Clinical Committee on Chemical Pathology
This report contains the third set of recommendations the Pathology Clinical Committee made to the MBS Review Taskforce about chemical pathology, after public consultation.
Final clinical committee report for Pathology – Immunology
This report contains the recommendations the Pathology Clinical Committee made to the MBS Review Taskforce about immunology, after public consultation.
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