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Ensuring Compliance in Telehealth Billing: Documentation is key!
Accurate documentation for telehealth billing for Australian General Practitioners is essential. A recent case highlighted compliance issues, urging meticulous clinical notes for proper billing. Balancing audit fears and underbilling is a challenge, and templates are helpful if used judiciously and with detailed notes.
READ ONExplore telehealth billing nuances, differentiating telephone consultations from broader telehealth under Australian legislation. In the dynamic digital healthcare landscape, General Practitioners must master compliance details for optimal patient care.
Explore the evolution of telehealth in Australia, from its rapid expansion to the recent permanence of telehealth items. Dr. Stephen Barnett and Loryn Einstein guide GPs through billing complexities, emphasising compliance and the need for ongoing education in this ever-changing landscape.
We are all starting to do telehealth in the current climate to protect us, our staff and our patients. Many of us feel slightly out of our depth. Here are some quick tips to help you in your practice.