The Heart Foundation has, in collaboration with the Northern Division of General Practice, produced an effective Coronary Heart Disease model for cardiovascular care in general practice. (more…)

Demand for podiatry services at BCH is huge, resulting in a long waiting list. The Department of Health has funded BCH to streamline timely access to podiatry services and work with external private podiatrists. (more…)

Because cdmNet speeds up GPMPs and TCAs, you can perform more of them for your chronically ill patients. (more…)

cdmNet is a world-first online service for managing chronic disease, and can be accessed anywhere and anytime via the internet and mobile devices. (more…)

Our 8 week writing course lets clients use different memory prompts to write about their unique journey through life. We have found that this empowers people with chronic health conditions to separate themselves from their disease and their life story. They have the chance to tell who they are, not just talk about their condition. (more…)

Up to $2070 of extra funding is available per enrolled patient (in the first year) to practices for coordination of care. This program, known as the Coordinated Veteran’s Care (CVC),  is now available for veterans with complex conditions at risk of admission or readmission to hospital. (more…)

Are we wasting our time with MBS CDM, or do patients really benefit from planned care? Yes, there is a financial reward for both clinicians and patients involved in care planning, but does this reflect in better health outcomes? The short answer is yes. BUT!! (more…)

cdmNet is a web application that allows GPs and other health providers to coordinate patient TCAs and GPMPs. The big draw card is the automation of TCA development including Allied Health Provider collaboration. (more…)

The National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance* has collaborated with leading experts Dr Tim Leahy, Professor Rod Jackson, and Professor Mark Harris to develop these online video interviews about absolute cardiovascular disease risk. (more…)

The Australian government has recently changed processes related to health assessments. While reducing the items numbers available for delivering these services, other factors remain unchanged. (more…)

As health professionals we have experience in giving solutions to common health ailments/issues. But as individuals living with chronic disease, the participants have real life knowledge. (more…)

We’ve been funded to trial a project to extend access to allied health services. Our model aims to improve timely access to allied health services by means of the MBS for EPC plans. To distinguish this service from our other services, we’ve given it a separate name – Ballarat Primary Care. (more…)

At Ballarat Community Health Sebastopol our team run the evidence-based Better Health Self Management Course, which was designed, trialled and fine-tuned at Stanford University in the USA over the last 20 or so years. (more…)

The recently developed SCUFF program aims to deliver education and support promoting proactive foot care outside the community health service. (more…)

This year BCHC and BHS have began running the Life! program in Ballarat, which is a lifestyle modification program aimed at preventing diabetes in people 50 and over. The Life! program is funded by Diabetes Victoria to target the estimated 500,000 Victorians who are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

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At Sebas BCHC the team are running an evidence based course, the Better Health Self Management Course, which was designed, trialled and fine-tuned at Stanford University in the USA over the last 20 or so years. (more…)

As you are no doubt aware, to be entitled to EPC referrals patients must be managed under both GPMP (item 721) and the TCA (item 723). Together these are referred to as Enhanced Primary Care (EPC). When developing a TCA, GPs must include 2 or more service/treatment providers with whom there is two-way communication. (more…)

Our ‘Health Independence Program’ is designed to identify and work with people with chronic illness, who are interested in changing their health behaviours, and has now been underway for over 18 months. (more…)

To measure the risk of patients progressing from TIA to Stroke use the following ABCD2 Tool. (more…)