TEMPLATES, REFERRALS AND MEDICARE RESOURCES
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TIPS FOR MEDICAL DIRECTOR / BEST PRACTICE
MEDICARE HEALTH ASSESSEMENTS RESOURCE KIT:
- Health assessment for people aged 45-49 years who are at risk of developing chronic disease
- Type 2 diabetes risk evaluation for people aged 40-49 years
- Health assessment for people aged 75 years and older
- Comprehensive medical assessment for permanent residents of residential aged care facilities
- Health assessment for people with an intellectual disability
- Health assessment for refugees and other humanitarian entrants
- Healthy Kids Check
- One page review on Health Assessments
- Health Assessments Fact Sheet
- 0-7 years ATSI Health Check
- 8-14 years ATSI Health Check
- 15-54 years ATSI Health Check
- 55+ years ATSI Health Assessment
CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT (CDM) MEDICARE ITEMS:
- GP Management Plan - Template
- Team Care Arrangements - Template
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DIABETES MANAGEMENT:
- GP Management Plan - Template
- Team Care Arrangement - Template
NGH DIABETES REFERRAL TEMPLATES AND GUIDELINES
- NGH Diabetes Referral Guidelines
- Diabetes Referral - [Medical Director] Template
- Diabetes Referral - [Best Practice] Template
- Diabetes Referral - Paper Based Form
- NGH Antenatal Referral - [Medical Director] Template
- NGH Antenatal Referral - [Best Practice] Template
- Referral Template for all Specialities - excluding Ante Natal
QLD BOWEL CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM GUIDELINES
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)
Efficient Practice Utilising MBS Item Numbers
Needs Assessment Tool (Progressive Disease)
FOCUS - PERSONAL HEALTH & THERAPY
HOME MEDICINE REVIEWS
MBS Item Number 900
A Home Medicines Review is for patients living in the community where the GP assesses a patient's medication management needs and following that assessment refers the patient to a community pharmacist for a review of their medications.
The GP must:
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obtain the patient's consent
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provide relevant clinical information into the review;
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discuss the results of the review with the pharmacist
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write a medication management plan following discussion with the patient
Criteria for use:
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patient must be living in the community (patients in residential aged care centres receive a RMMR - Item 903)
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requested by the patient's usual GP
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patients who are at risk of medication misadventure as a result of:
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their co-morbidites
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age
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social circumstances
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the characteristics of their medicines
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the complexity of their treatment regimen
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their lack of skills and or knowledge to use medicines to their best effect
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Patients that may be suitable are those:
- currently taking five or more regular medications
- taking >12 doses daily
- significant changes made to their medications in the last three months
- on medications requiring monitoring or with a narrow therapeutic index
- symptoms suggestive of an adverse drug reaction
- sub optimal response to treatment
- suspected non compliance or inability to manage their medicines
- recent discharge from a facility or hospital within the last four weeks
Click here for a list of Accredited HMR Pharmacists
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