GP health assessments lower mortality risk in the elderly
Patients who were checked by a GP were 5% less likely to die within two years
Patients aged 75 or older who receive comprehensive MBS-funded GP health assessments have a lower risk of dying over the following two years, a study suggests.
Funding for the 45- or 60-minute assessments for vulnerable patients (MBS items 705 and 707) has been questioned by the MBS Review, which in 2018 called for more evidence of benefit.
