Telehealth Medicare Items are Permanent!
The Government is providing $106 million over four years to support permanent telehealth services, ensuring greater flexibility to patients and doctors for the delivery of health care; allowing GPs, specialists, and allied health professionals to continue to consult with their regular patients online.
What does that mean for your practice? It means it’s time to get Coviu, the Australian Government’s elevated telehealth platform of choice. Plus, it takes only minutes to set up. Let’s get started! Read the full announcement here.
"There is a very important role for face to face [care], but equally that supplementary role for telehealth can give people access when they need it appropriate to their circumstances". - Minister Greg Hunt
telehealth consultations have been successfully delivered globally using Coviu.
Coviu for Elevated Telehealth
To provide the best care, you need the best tools.
Coviu's elevated telehealth software is packed with features designed to enhance your consultations, all while fitting seamlessly into your current practice.
Allied Health Providers
Coviu, a software that helps your business grow, and grows with you.
Coviu provides easy oversight and centralised management for larger organisations and now with telehealth Medicare items extended there is no better time to get started!
- Greater flexibility for you and your patients
- Reduce no-shows and cancellations
- Offer after-hours services from anywhere
- Powerful add-ons tailored to your speciality
Embrace the benefits of video telehealth today with Coviu.
General Practitioners & Specialists
Patients want video telehealth!
That rises to 63% among 34-44 year olds. Those people are most likely to be working parents of young kids – the kind of people who use your services the most.
And with telehealth items now made permanent, there is no better time to start.
The head of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Karen Price said the announcement of a permanent telehealth service was a "wonderful day in the history of general practice". Dr Price continues, "The era-defining episode of COVID has served to highlight just how intertwined health service delivery is with the health of the nation. Telehealth has been a remarkable and innovative solution which enabled our country to stay as safe as possible."
The Coviu Difference
Private and secure
HIPAA compliant and end-to-end encryption (E2EE) ensures your data is always safe and secure.
Works on Any Device
Coviu works on any device (computer, tablet, or phone) on all major browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Microsoft Edge).
Proudly Australian
Coviu was founded within CSIRO in 2016 by Australia’s top computer scientists amd engineers.
Easy for Patients
No downloads, installations or account creation required. Patients just click a link and connect!
Amazing Support
We're here to support you 9am-5pm AEST through live chat.
Keep Your Staff Safe
Help stop the spread. Adopt remote care wherever possible, to protect your staff.
Experience Coviu, risk free
“So easy to use. It’s secure. Affordable. Purpose designed for Telehealth."
Angie Hazlehurst, Counsellor & Family Therapist
"Lovely screen appearance. Great tools. Excellent customer support. Love Coviu."
Sharon Vaughan, Speech-Language Pathologist
"Simple and easy to use. No issues and great visuals. Patient’s really like it."
Dr Shaun Millns Sizer, GP
Download your reimbursement fact sheet
We've gathered together many of the telehealth reimbursements that are available for patients across different medical and allied health services and have updated them to reflect the recent information made available by Medicare regarding permanent telehealth.
Have a question on any aspect of Australian Medical Billing? You can ask it here at MBS Answers for free.
Reimbursement Fact Sheet
Select your specialty to download our printable fact sheets with the item numbers and details for specific reimbursements available. We'll keep you updated as the reimbursements change.
Coviu Webinar Reimbursement Series
On-Demand
Discover Phone Telehealth
Phone Telehealth has arrived on Coviu. Learn more about the benefits of Phone Telehealth and its use cases, as well as Phone and Video MBS Items in this Coviu and Synapse Medical webinar!
Learn about:
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Coviu's CEO and Co-Founder Dr Silvia Pfeiffer takes us through Coviu's Phone Telehealth functionality, the benefits and its use cases
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Dr Margaret Faux, CEO of global Medtech company Synapse Medical provides an update on the latest Phone and Video MBS items, the difference between them and how they can be utilised
- Zoe Penders, Physiotherapist from Biosymm discusses their experience with Coviu's Phone Telehealth functionality and how it has allowed them to elevate their clinic management.
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Plus, a demo of Coviu's phone functionality and Q&A!
Part 1: Telehealth Reimbursements
Coviu, ran a webinar with Margaret Faux, CEO of Synapse Medical, the only person in Australia to receive a doctoral degree in Medicare claiming and compliance. Synapse Medical was the first Australian provider of medical billing, coding, transcription providing a number of resources and information related to this area. The webinar touches on telehealth reimbursements, specifically pertaining to the recent changes.
Learn about:
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What are the telehealth MBS changes
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Understanding what these changes mean for you and your practice
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How to adapt your practice to adhere to these changes
Part 2: Best Practices for Medicare Telehealth Reimbursements
With telehealth now a permanent fixture of Medicare, there are many lingering questions around access and compliance...so we went straight to the source. We partnered with the Department of Health to deliver a free, live webinar!
Coviu was lucky enough to have Louise Riley from the Medicare Review Unit join us to chat about integrity and compliance when delivering telehealth.
The Latest Telehealth MBS Item Changes
There have been some recent changes to MBS Telehealth Items. But what does this mean for you and your practice?
Medicare expert Dr Margaret Faux, CEO of global Medtech company Synapse Medical, keeps you up to date with the latest changes!
Watch this informative rapid-fire update and learn about:
- What are the telehealth MBS changes
- What do they mean for you and your practice
- Q&A
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