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National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24-GP-type services, 2011

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Definition

GP-type service use per 1,000 population.

Indicator Summary

Numerator
Number of non-referred (GP) attendances claimed through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA).
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Denominator
Population
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Computation

Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item numbers used in this indicator are:

  • GP/VRGP non-referred attendances
    MBS items 1, 2, 3, 4, 13, 14, 19, 20, 23, 24-26, 33, 35-40, 43, 44, 47-51, 193-195, 597,599, 601-602, Group A18 and Group A22. 597 and 599 from 1 May 2010.
  • Primary care
    MBS items 700-779, 900, 903, 2710, 2712 and 2713.
  • Practice nurse services …
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Disaggregation

2008–09 and 2009–10—Nationally, by SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) deciles

2008–09 and 2009–10—State and territory, by:

  • remoteness
  • SEIFA IRSD quintiles
  • Indigenous status

Disaggregations within individual jurisdictions are subject to data quality considerations. Some disaggregations may result in numbers too small for publication.

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Calculation rules

Computation Rule
Description

Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item numbers used in this indicator are:

  • GP/VRGP non-referred attendances
    MBS items 1, 2, 3, 4, 13, 14, 19, 20, 23, 24-26, 33, 35-40, 43, 44, 47-51, 193-195, 597,599, 601-602, Group A18 and Group A22. 597 and 599 from 1 May 2010.
  • Primary care
    MBS items 700-779, 900, 903, 2710, 2712 and 2713.
  • Practice nurse services
    MBS items 10986, 10993, 10994, 10995, 10996, 10997, 10998, 10999, 10988 and 10989. 10986 from 1 May 2010.
  • Non-referred other attendances
    MBS items 1 and 2 (pre March quarter 1996), 5-12, 15-18, 21, 22, 27-32, 34, 41, 42, 45, 46, 52-84, 86, 87, 89-93, 95-98, 101, 160-173, 444-449, 598, 600, 697-698, 980, 996-998, Group A19, Group A20 Subgroup 2, Group A23 and Item 17600. 598 and 600 from 1 May 2010.
  • Other
    MBS Item 10985 from 1 May 2010.

Rates directly age-standardised.

Analysis by state and territory, remoteness and SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) is based on usual residence of person.

Presented per 1,000 population

Numerators
Number of non-referred (GP) attendances claimed through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA).
Denominators
Population
Disaggregation

2008–09 and 2009–10—Nationally, by SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) deciles

2008–09 and 2009–10—State and territory, by:

  • remoteness
  • SEIFA IRSD quintiles
  • Indigenous status

Disaggregations within individual jurisdictions are subject to data quality considerations. Some disaggregations may result in numbers too small for publication.

References


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