Privately practising nurse practitioners' provision of care subsidised through the Medicare Benefits Schedule and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in Australia: results from a national survey.

Conclusion The findings of the present study suggest that PPNPs are providing subsidised care through the MBS and PBS. The PPNPs in the present study reported challenges with the current structure and breadth of the NP MBS and PBS items, which restrict them from providing complete episodes of patient care.What is known about the topic? Since the introduction of legislative changes in 2010, services provided by PPNPs in Australia have been eligible for subsidisation through the MBS and PBS.What does this paper add? This paper provides data on PPNPs' provision of care subsidised through the MBS and PBS.What are the implications for practitioners? Eligibility to provide care subsidised through the MBS and PBS has enabled the establishment of PPNP services. The current breadth and structure of the NP MBS and PBS item numbers have restricted the capacity of PPNPs to provide complete episodes of patient care. PMID: 29031290 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian Health Review - Category: Hospital Management Authors: Tags: Aust Health Rev Source Type: research