Australian general practice registrars’ billing patterns: a cross-sectional analysis from the Registrars Clinical Encounters in Training (ReCEnT) study
Registrar billing decisions may, in part, reflect government bulk-billing incentives but our findings suggest other factors may contribute, including the provision of affordable care recognising patient need (children and elderly, and those living in areas of greater socioeconomic disadvantage) and continuity of care. Further research is needed to better understand how, and why, registrars make billing decisions.
Authors
- Andrew Davey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7547-779X)
- Jason Dizon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2450-8429)
- Parker Magin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8071-8749)
- Elizabeth Holliday (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4066-6224)
- Alison Fielding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5884-3068)
- Mieke van Driel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1711-9553)
- Lisa Clarke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5290-0144)
- Katie Fisher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2256-2624)
- Susan Wearne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8079-9304)
- Amanda Tapley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-5518)
- Anna Ralston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4713-4930)
- Neil Spike (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9694-8642)
Institutions
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (AU)
- Australian National University (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (AU)
- Department of Health and Aged Care (AU)
- Hunter Medical Research Institute (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Act Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11834-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85
Funders
- Australian Government
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners