Care plans help you coordinate care and reduce ad hoc consultations. They’re useful for recording comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date information about a patient’s condition and treatment. Developing a care plan can also help patients identify things they could do to achieve the treatment goals.
If your patient has a health care plan for chronic condition, you can deliver care plan services using any of the following:
- GP chronic condition management plan (GPCCMP)
- multidisciplinary case conference.
If your patient has a health care plan for an eating disorder, you can deliver care plan services using an eating disorder treatment and management plan (EDTMP).
If your patient has a health care plan for mental health, you can deliver care plan services using the mental health treatment plan (MHTP).
You can check patient eligibility for Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item numbers through the MBS items online checker in Health Professional Online Services (HPOS).
Learn about MBS item descriptions, fact sheets and explanatory notes on the MBS Online website.
You can view a patient’s care plan history in HPOS.
GP chronic condition management plan (GPCCMP)
When preparing a GPCCMP you should:
- explain the steps involved in preparing the plan to your patient
- record their agreement to proceed.
Then write a plan that describes:
- your patient’s health care needs, health problems and relevant conditions
- management goals and actions for your patient
- the treatment and services your patient will need
- arrangements for providing the treatment and services
- arrangements to review the GPCCMP.
Once your patient agrees to their GPCCMP, offer them a copy and add a copy to their medical record.