More than 1000 GP practices denied PIP payment after ‘data-matching’ crackdown
Health Department officials are using new legal powers to access GP data
More than 1000 practices have missed out on quarterly eHealth Practice Incentive Program (e-PIP) payments following a compliance crackdown using the Department of Health’s latest “data-matching” powers.
Laws introduced in 2019 allow the department to cross-reference a GP’s MBS and PBS claims with data from AHPRA, Border Force, private health insurers and the Australian Digital Health Agency.
