Medi-Nav Orientation Resource v6, 2024

Contents Message from the Chief Medical Officer, Queensland Health ..................... 2 About this resource .......................................................................................... 3 Contents ............................................................................................................ 4 Healthcare system in Australia .......................................................................8 1.1 Australia’s public health system........................................................ 10 1.1.1 Health system funding................................................................................. 10 1.1.2 Medicare Benefits Schedule ........................................................................ 11 1.1.3 Schedule fee .................................................................................................. 11 1.1.4 Medicare levy ................................................................................................ 11 1.1.5 Bulk billing arrangements by medical practitioners ................................ 11 1.1.6 Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme................................................................ 12 1.1.7 PBS prescribing............................................................................................. 12 1.1.8 Patient charges ............................................................................................. 12 1.1.9 PBS Safety Net .............................................................................................. 12 1.2 Primary Health Networks .................................................................. 14 1.3 Australia’s private healthcare system .............................................. 14 1.3.1 Private health insurance............................................................................... 15 2.1 Queensland Health............................................................................. 17 2.2 Structure of the public health system.............................................. 17 2.2.1 Department of Health structure ................................................................. 17 2.3 Queensland Health Vision ................................................................. 20 2.3.1 The vision....................................................................................................... 20 2.3.2 Underpinning principles .............................................................................. 20 2.4 Hospital and Health Services............................................................. 21 2.5 The health professional team............................................................ 22 2.6 Clinical governance ............................................................................ 23 2.6.1 Clinical Services Capability Framework ...................................................... 23 2.6.2 Credentialing and scope of clinical practice .............................................. 23 Working as a medical practitioner in Queensland .................................. 24 3.1 Medical career structure .................................................................... 25 3.2 The multidisciplinary team................................................................ 25