General practice utilisation of Medicare Benefits Schedule items to support the care of older patients: Findings from the REDIRECT study

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General practice utilisation of Medicare Benefits Schedule items to support the care of older patients: Findings from the REDIRECT study

Â© La Trobe University 2018. Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items designed to support the wellbeing of older people may reduce unnecessary emergency department utilisation, however it is unclear to what extent such items are used. This study examined general practitioner (GP) utilisation of these...

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Main Authors:	Turner, L., Pearce, C., Brijnath, Bianca, Browning, C., Lowthian, J., Shearer, M., Mazza, D.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	C S I R O Publishing 2018
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67621

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