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COVID MBS items explainer and FAQs No. 4, 19 March 2020

19 Mar 2020

Dear Doctors,

Below is the next tranche of responses to the excellent questions that arrived before 4.30pm today.

Questions

1. If I have to cancel my consulting room sessions, due to patient concerns (i.e. am a geriatrician), can I offer telehealth consultations from hom…

COVID MBS items explainer and FAQs No. 3, 18 March 2020

18 Mar 2020

Dear Doctors,

Below is the next tranche of responses to the excellent questions that arrived before 4.30pm today.

Just as a general point, the COVID MBS item numbers are intended as a stop gap measure in an emergency situation such as this pandemic. They are not designed to…

COVID MBS items explainer and FAQs No. 2, 17 March 2020

17 Mar 2020

Dear Doctors,

Thank you for your excellent questions overnight. Please keep them coming. Below are responses to questions that came in before 4.30pm today. We received quite a few of the same question, so I have incorporated those into one, where appropriate. Please note that …

COVID MBS items explainer and FAQs No. 1, 16 March 2020

16 Mar 2020

Dear Doctors,

We have been inundated with requests for assistance understanding the new COVID MBS items which we agree are unclear and confusing. Below are answers to the most common questions we have received since Friday. If you have more questions, please send them through …