Uptake of medicare chronic disease management incentives: A study into service providers' perspectives

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 973-977

  Holden, Libby ^a   Williams, Ian D ^b   Patterson, Elizabeth ^c   Smith, Jane ^d   Scuffham, Paul A ^e   Cheung, Lily ^e   Chambers, Robyn ^b   Golenko, Xanthe A ^e   Weare, Robyn ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Camp Hill Medical Centre   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic disease therapy; Delivery of health care; General practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REIMBURSEMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE;

EID: 84871170357     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. National Health Priority Action Council (NHPAC). National Chronic Disease Strategy. Canberra: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, 2006.
2. Jordan JE, Briggs AM, Brand C A, Osborne RH. Enhancing patient engagement in chronic disease self-management support initiatives in Australia: the need for an integrated approach. Med J Aust 2008;189:S9-S13.
3. Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care. Primary care initiatives: Enhanced Primary Care package, 1999.
4. Grimmer-Somers K, Dolejs W, Atkinson J, Worley A. Integrated GP and allied health care for patients with type 2 diabetes. Aust Fam Physician 2008;37:774-9.
5. Zwar NA, Hermiz O, Comino EJ, Shortus T, Burns J, Harris M. Do multidisciplinary care plans result in better care for patients with type 2 diabetes? Aust Fam Physician 2007;36:85-9.
6. Watts I, Wenck B. Financing and the quality framework. Aust Fam Physician 2007;36:32-4.
7. Bolger-Harris H, Schattner P, Saunders M. Using computer based templates for chronic disease management. Aust Fam Physician 2008;37:285-8.
8. Blakeman TM, Zwar NA, Harris MF. Evaluating general practitioners' views on the enhanced primary care items for care planning and case conferencing: a one year follow up. Aust Fam Physician 2002;31:582-5.
9. Infante FA, Proudfoot JG, Davies GP, et al. How people with chronic illnesses view their care in general practice: a qualitative study. Med J Aust 2004;181:70-3.
10. Proudfoot J, Infante F, Holton C, et al. Organisational capacity and chronic disease care: an Australian general practice perspective. Aust Fam Physician 2007;36:286-8.
11. Hsieh H, Shannon S. Three approaches to qualitative content analysis. Qual Health Res 2005;15:1277-88.
12. Martin C, Rohan BG. Chronic illness care as a balancing act: a qualitative study. Aust Fam Physician 2002;31:55-9.
13. Oldroyd J, Proudfoot J, Infante FA, et al. Providing healthcare for people with chronic illness: the views of Australian GP's. Med J Aust 2003;179:30-3.
14. Patterson E, Muenchberger H, Kendall E. Coordinated care of people with chronic and complex conditions: the role of practice nurses. Aust Health Rev 2007;31:231-8.
15. Blakeman T, Harris MF, Comino E, Zwar N. Implementation of the enhanced primary care items requires ongoing education and evaluation. Aust Fam Physician 2001;30:75-7.
16. Gibson DA, Moorin RE, Preen DB, Emery JD, D'Arcy C, Holman J. Effects of the Medicare enhanced primary care program on primary care physician contact in the population of older Western Australians with chronic diseases. Aust Health Rev 2009;35:334-40.
17. McDonald J, Cumming J, Harris MF, Powell Davies G, Burns P. Systematic review of systemwide models of comprehensive primary health care. Research Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW 2006.
18. Patterson E, McMurray A. Collaborative practice between registered nurses and medical practitioners in Australian general practice: moving from rhetoric to reality. Aust J Adv Nurs 2002;20:43-8.
19. Department of Health and Ageing. The changes to Medicare Primary Care Items: a fact sheet for general practitioners. In: Department of Health and Ageing, editor. Australian Government, 2011.
20. Australian Division of General Practice. Nursing in general practice: Practice Model #3: The Small, Urban Practice Model, 2005.
21. Keleher H, Parker R, Abdulwadud O, Francis K. Systematic review of the effectiveness of primary care nursing. Int J Nurs Pract 2009;15:16-24.
22. Patterson E, Price K, Hegney D. Primary health care and general practice nurses: What is the nexus? Aust J Prim Health 2005;11:47-54.
23. Wagner EH, Austin BT, Davis C, Hindmarsh M, Schaefer J, Bonomi A. Improving chronic illness care: Translating evidence into action, interventions that encourage people to acquire self-management skills are essential in chronic illness care. Health Affairs 2001;20:64-78.
24. Renders CM, Valk GD, Griffin SJ, Wagner E, van Eijk JT, Assendelft WJJ. Interventions to improve the management of diabetes mellitus in primary care, outpatient and community settings. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD001481. DOI: 10.1002/14651858. CD001481.
25. Department of Health and Ageing. Practice Nurse Incentive Payments Guidelines June 2011. In: Department of Health and Ageing, editor. Canberra, 2011.