The program composes of three parts:
- Sign On Component
- Service Incentive Payment
- Outcomes Component
Service Incentive Component - GPs will receive an incentive payment for each woman who is screened and is aged between 20 and 69 years and who had not had a cervical smear within the past four years. Payment will compose of $35 for each of these high-risk patient screened.
Doctors should use the cervical smear specific item number. This informs HIC that a screen for a high risk patient has been completed and will trigger payment.
Outcomes Component - Payment will depend on a specified proportion of women aged 20 to 69 being screened in the past 27 months. Payment will be $3 per female WPE aged 20 to 69.
| Activity | Sign-on payment | Screening ‘at risk’ women who have not been screened in the past 4 years | Outcomes payment |
| Item Number & type of consult | N/A | Level B – 2600 &2610 Level C – 2603 &2613 Level D – 2606 &2616 |
N/A |
| P.I.P ($ per SWPE) |
$0.25 (Approx. $250 per FTE GP) |
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| S.I.P ($ per patient) |
$35 per patient | $3 per female WPE aged between 20 and 69. | |
| Notes | Practices agree to provide data to the Australian Government. | Payments are made for each ‘at risk’ woman screened between the ages of 20-69 yrs. These new MBS items must be used to trigger this payment. |
Payment is made to practices where a specified proportion of women aged between 20 and 69 yrs has been screened in the past 27 months. |