New MBS health assessment items have been introduced to support patients experiencing menopause or perimenopause to receive appropriate care and symptom management.
The 2 new items (695, 19000) will support general practitioners and prescribed medical practitioners to deliver targeted health assessment services to patients experiencing premature ovarian insufficiency, early menopause, perimenopause and menopause.
The health assessment must last at least 20 minutes. They will be available annually and must include (but are not limited to) the following clinical activities:
- collection of relevant information, including taking a patient history to determine pre-, peri- or post-menopausal status, patient wellbeing and contraindications for management; and
- a basic physical examination, including recording blood pressure, and review of height and weight; and
- initiating investigations and referrals as clinically indicated, with consideration given to the need for cervical screening, mammography and bone densitometry; and
- discussion of management options including non-pharmacological and pharmacological strategies including risks and benefits; and
- implementing a management plan which includes patient centred symptoms management; and
- providing the patient with preventative health care advice and information as clinically indicated, including advice on physical activity, smoking cessation, alcohol consumption, nutritional intake and weight management.
Use your Tonic TV to remind patients about health assessments
If your practice has a Tonic TV, we can help you promote health assessments and other services.
You have access to 3 minutes every hour to promote your practice using either static slides or supplying us with videos of a 30 or 60 second duration.
A slide appears on screen for 15 seconds and can promote important information such as:
- Operating hours
- Services offered such as screening
- Local health updates
- Seasonal vaccination reminders
- New staff
- Special events and clinics
We can create the slides for you. Simply contact us with the information you’d like to share on screens, and we will design slides to promote your practice.
