PSR Survey

1
Have you ever had a letter from Medicare or the PSR with regard to how you are billing items?
Yes
No
Can't recall
2
With regard to the possibility that you might receive such a letter, can you rate the anxiety that this causes you on the following scale:
None
Mild
Moderate
Moderately severe
Severe
3
Do you feel you have a good idea of where Medicare sets its boundaries on potential overservicing? (for example, telehealth)
Yes
No
Uncertain
4
Do you think Medicare provides you with clear, accurate and consistent information for you to understand how to bill correctly?
Yes
No
Undecided
5
If no or undecided, do you ever decide NOT to use items just to be safe?
Regularly
Time to time
Never
6
If the possibility of a Medicare/PSR audit causes you anxiety, what impact do you think this anxiety has on your ability to deliver good quality care to your patients?
Negative
Positive
Neutral
7
Do you ever think about reducing or stopping bulk-billing in the future to avoid the possibility of a Medicare audit?
Yes
No
Undecided
8
How does the prospect of receiving a letter from Medicare/the PSR make you feel? (you may tick more than one)
Angry
Demotivated
Stressed
Confused
Annoyed
No effect
Comfortable
Reassured
Anxious
Depressed
9
Are you aware of Medicare’s rule that all patients must sign a form or provide explicit consent before they can be legally bulk-billed?
Yes
No
Don't know
10
If yes, do you get all your patients to sign a form consenting to this or do you use another method?
Get patient to sign DB020 form with item identified
Verbal consent via staff
Implied consent by staff by use of billing terminal and pressing YES or OK
Other
11
Given that the government must police overservicing somehow, do you think that the PSR mechanism is:
Effective and necessary
Effective but causes a lot of unnecessary harm
Ineffective and counterproductive to the health of doctors and their patients
Almost entirely counterproductive and potentially damaging to patient care
12
Do you think the profession should have open, transparent, peer-reviewed healthcare and ethical standards to guide your billing practices?
Yes
No
Don't know
13
How long have you worked as a GP?
Registrar
5-10 years
1-2 years
10+ years
2-5 years
n/a
14
In which state is your practice located?
NSW
Victoria
Queensland
Western Australia
South Australia
Tasmania
ACT
NT
15
Where is this practice located?
Capital city
Major city (pop. 50,000+)
Large city (15,000-50,000)
Small city (5000-15,000)
Country town (less than 5000)
16
Approximately how many patients do you see in a typical week?
30 or less
31-60
61-90
91-120
121-200
More than 200
Should be Empty: