Am I eligible?
Why would I want to provide Telehealth services?
How do I participate?
Accessing Medicare benefits for specialist consultations
What are the financial incentives?
What are the medicolegal implications?
What equipment is required?
What do I need to do to get started?
Do I have to sign a contract with GP2U?
Can I video conference with my patients without using GP2U?
How do I bill?
How much does GP2U charge?
What now?
Any GP in Australia can offer Telehealth to any patient, however only some services attract a Medicare rebate.
If you have a provider number that allows you to bill Medicare for your professional services then you are eligible to provide Telehealth services to all your eligible patients. This applies regardless of whether you are VR, Non-VR, or an OMP.
Direct patient to GP Telehealth does not attract a Medicare rebate and is privately billed. As a result a request and
refer provider number is all that is required.
Putting the significant financial incentives to one side for a moment, some of the reasons GPs have given us include:
You can almost certainly think of other ways Telehealth might
integrate with, and complement your current practice.
Under the new rules GPs (unlike Specialists) can not see patients via video conference and bill Medicare. GP2U runs an
online only clinic where patients pay fees 100% out of their own pocket. If you’d like to join the team contact our team
on 1300 472 866
GPs can participate in MBS funded telehealth by providing clinical support to a patient who is participating in a video
conference consultation with a Specialist. So to claim the new telehealth item numbers you must be sitting in with your
eligible patient while they talk to a Specialist.
To encourage the early uptake of Telehealth by GPs the Government has
put in place some financial incentives. You can read the full details
here.
The duty of care and medical negligence issues inherent in everyday practice
exist regardless of whether a consultation takes place face to face or via
video conference.
You are likely to already have almost everything you need. Click
here to read our coverage of this important issue.
First you will need to
register as a GP. You will need 3 minutes of spare time and a valid email address.
No, we're confident we have the best product available so have no need to
engage in restrictive practices.
Yes. We do not restrict your autonomy, to practice as you see fit, in any
way. We do believe the convenience and risk minimisation features of our
product make a compelling case for you to use it.
You bill Telehealth patients in the same way you bill patients for face
to face consultations.
We do not charge GPs or Patients for using our GP to Specialist Telehealth referral service.
If you as a GP wish to provide your medical services via Telehealth direct to patients we run on a standard
managed practice income split basis.