This detailed tutorial covers Medicare health assessment item numbers, excluding Indigenous health assessments (item 715). The video outlines various assessment types including intellectual disability (715), diabetes risk (775), refugee, veteran, and aged care facility assessments, with frequency requirements ranging from yearly to three-yearly intervals.
The presentation emphasizes co-billing opportunities with standard attendance items when clinically necessary, combination billing with medication reviews and care plans, and time-based billing structures (701, 703, 705, 707) calculated using combined nurse and doctor consultation time. Key guidance includes recent explanatory note updates and available assessment templates.