GPs billing for point-of-care HbA1c tests risk breaking Medicare rules: RACGP
The items were launched at the height of COVID-19.
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GPs have claimed thousands of rebates for point-of-care HbA1c tests even though no GP practice has met a mandatory accreditation rule, the RACGP says.
The college warned members on Friday that the Department of Health and Aged Care had identified a “compliance risk” for MBS item 73812, which can be claimed three times a year per patient.