OGPN Primary Care Integration Program

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Primary Care Integration The Primary Care Integration Program is funded under an Australian Better Health Initiative (ABHI) Grant. It provides support for GPs and practices within the PNMML region to enhance the quality of chronic disease care (with a particular focus on diabetes and chronic heart disease) in general practice and the integration of chronic disease programs and services in the local community. The Program will assist in strengthening referral pathways and mechanisms to support chronic disease management in general practice and enhance two-way communication between providers of primary health care services. Go Back to Chronic Disease Management
	Primary Care Integration Program Manager Contact: Nadia Lee Phone: (08) 9208 9508 Fax: (08) 9201 0033 Email: nadial@ogpn.com.au Primary Care Integration Resources To access Primary Care Integration Resources including referral forms, follow the link to the Resources Centre on our website.
What is Primary Care Integration? It is the integration and collaboration across primary health providers and services to deliver accessible and effective consumer support services for people managing their own health, especially those living with a chronic disease. Primary Care Integration supports high quality care for the patient and enables enhanced efficiencies for primary health providers and the health care system. The Australian Government, through the Practice Incentive Program (PIP) offers incentive payments to GPs and practices to improve: GP and allied health access to secure and effective patient health records, Patient access to allied health services and support networks in their local community, Patient recall and reminder processes, and Partnerships between service users and health professionals. How will OGPN assist GPs and Practice Managers to improve systems, financial efficiencies and health outcomes for patients living with chronic disease? OGPN will provide opportunities for GPs and Practice Managers to: build capacity in Information Technology and Information Management (IT and IM) processes, network and share information with relevant allied health providers in the OGPN region, undertake education and training sessions in areas such as IT/IM, facilitating Team Care Arrangements (TCAs) and multidisciplinary case conferencing, and access practical reference resources including a comprehensive allied health services listing and chronic disease specific MBS Item number listings. What are the benefits of enhanced primary care integration for GPs and practices? Improved patient management and clinical care through better management of register/recall systems, access to discharge summaries, clinical guidelines and case referencing, Improved quality and safety e.g. minimising medication misadventure, improving timeliness of patient referrals, Improved patient continuity of care due to enhanced communication and teamwork within the practice, and streamlining of external communication processes, and Increase practice profitability through appropriate claiming of MBS Item numbers. What are the benefits of enhanced primary care integration to the community? Lower costs, Higher patient satisfaction, and Better patient outcomes in chronic disease prevention and management.
OGPN is Accredited by The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards until March 2014.