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Chronic conditions are the leading cause of illness, disability and death in Australia. Tackling chronic conditions and their causes is the biggest challenge facing Australia’s health system.
There are several Medicare item numbers and combinations of items that incentivise quality care for patients with chronic conditions. Research-based evidence indicates that team-based care combined with good data management systems is the most effective approach to delivering quality health outcomes to those patients with chronic conditions.
Practices should embrace data management and team-based care in order to deliver best practice in chronic disease management (CDM). Understanding and utilising item numbers which when used appropriately can lead to efficiency, improved health outcomes and effectiveness of care and business sustainability through an increase in revenue.