The Department of Health’s GP Pathology Requesting Project promotes the clinically relevant use of pathology and assists GPs to reduce the potential for unintended harm to patients from identification of incidental findings that may increase patient anxiety and lead to unnecessary treatment.
Through this project, the Department also aims to better understand how different ways of presenting personalised feedback and educational information supports GPs to reflect on their practice and reduce requests for certain types of pathology where it is unlikely to result in a change in patient management.
In developing this project, the Department acknowledges that pathology requests are influenced by many factors, and these are important to consider when interpreting feedback. To improve the value of information presented, the Department has partnered with Wiser Healthcare and sought advice from ACRRM and other peak health care groups through the design and development of this project, as well as seeking direct feedback from GPs and patient representatives.
Some ACRRM members may receive a letter from the Department providing feedback on their pathology requesting and information regarding supporting resources and tools. Members who receive this letter are not being contacted as part of an audit or practitioner review compliance activity and are not required to provide information to the department about their pathology requests.
A number of resources and tools to support GPs requesting pathology are available here.
If you have any questions or feedback, please contact pathology.requesting@health.gov.au.
Through this project, the Department also aims to better understand how different ways of presenting personalised feedback and educational information supports GPs to reflect on their practice and reduce requests for certain types of pathology where it is unlikely to result in a change in patient management.
In developing this project, the Department acknowledges that pathology requests are influenced by many factors, and these are important to consider when interpreting feedback. To improve the value of information presented, the Department has partnered with Wiser Healthcare and sought advice from ACRRM and other peak health care groups through the design and development of this project, as well as seeking direct feedback from GPs and patient representatives.
Some ACRRM members may receive a letter from the Department providing feedback on their pathology requesting and information regarding supporting resources and tools. Members who receive this letter are not being contacted as part of an audit or practitioner review compliance activity and are not required to provide information to the department about their pathology requests.
A number of resources and tools to support GPs requesting pathology are available here.
If you have any questions or feedback, please contact pathology.requesting@health.gov.au.