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Navigating Medicare: An Optometrist's Guide

Provider: Mivision

Course link: https://lms.optometry.org.au/course/view.php?id=815

Activity Outline

It’s the 50th anniversary of Medicare in 2024, and next year marks 50 years since optometry’s introduction to what was formerly known as Medibank (now Medicare). As Simon Hanna writes, a lot has changed since eye care consultations commenced receiving rebates from the federal government’s Health Department.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand past trends and current utilisation of optometry Medicare items
  • Overview the compliance process and potential outcomes related to any liability associated with inappropriate billing

Max CPD hours awarded: 1

Session Information

Name
Navigating Medicare: An Optometrist's Guide
Clinical?
No
Interactive?
No
Therapeutic?
No
Duration of CPD Session/Module
0.75
Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component
1

Acknowledgement of Country

In the spirit of reconciliation Optometry Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.