Being accredited is a clear indicator of the commitment of GPs and practice staff to providing a high level of quality care for their patients.

The benefits of accreditation include:

• Displaying the highest levels of quality improvement and patient care
• Access to the Practice Incentive Programs (PIP) and the Service Incentive Payments (SIP)

The Northern Sydney General Practice Network supports practices who are about to undergo accreditation or re-accreditation and those that experience issues during the accreditation process. The Network provides onsite assistance, templates, training and liaison with accreditation bodies. Areas covered include privacy and confidentiality, triage, IT disaster recovery, sterilization and practice services.

PIP and SIP

Under the PIP, practices are financially rewarded for attending to aspects that contribute to quality of care. These include the areas of diabetes, asthma, cervical screening, immunisation, eHealth, practice nursing, aged care, after-hours care, student teaching and quality prescribing.

PIP payments are mainly dependent on practice size, in terms of patients seen, rather than on the number of consultations performed.

PIP and SIP applications can be completed as soon as the practice is registered for accreditation.

To estimate your financial rewards under Practice Incentive Payment (PIP), please click here.

Links

• RACGP Standards

• AGPAL Phone: 1300 362 111

• GPA Accreditation Plus  Phone: 1800 188 088

• Practice Incentive Program (PIP)