What we do

impetus™ supports general practice by:

• Encouraging and supporting the implementation of a single electronic health record
• Assisting practices identify specific patient groups
• Providing professional development
• Supporting linkages between general practice and other health providers
• Supporting general practice accreditation
• Facilitating appropriate transfer of health information between health providers.
• Providing support and information about Medicare Benefits Scheme item numbers (MBS)

What we offer

Our activities and resources include:

• Educational Events
• Practice Managers’ Network
• Practice Nurses’ Network
• Information Communication Technology
• General Practice Accreditation
• Practice Incentive Program
• Chronic Disease Management
• Access to psychologists
• Immunisation
• Life Scripts
• Medication Management Reviews
• National Prescribing Service
• Enhanced Primary Care
• Newsletter
• Weekly Fax.

The range of services provided is:

• Professional development – GPs (including clinical attachments)
• Professional development – Practice staff (medical & non-medical)
• Assistance with government funding initiatives, including MBS items such as immunisation, aged care, mental health, diabetes, asthma, PIP, IT
• Support for Information Communication Technologies (ICT)
• Support and assistance with practice accreditation
• Facilitation of transfer of patient information between GPs and other providers, including the acute sector
• A mechanism to include general practice input into policy and local service development
• Social and professional connectivity
• Advocacy for general practice
• Workforce and industrial relations assistance (GPs and practice staff)
• An overview of regional demographics
• A mechanism to relate to other providers (allied, CHC, hospitals, specialists etc.).