Freedom of Information request Number of patient records uploaded to MHR due to ePIP.txt

Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2019 01:03:21 +0000
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Number of patient records uploaded to MHR due to ePIP
From: FOI Applicant <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
To: "FOI.LEGAL.TEAM" <xxx.xxxxx.xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>

Dear Department of Human Services,

This is a request made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

Could you please provide documents that include the information that relates to the Practice Incentives Program eHealth Incentive Program ['ePIP'] as per this webpage:

https://www.humanservices.gov.au/organisations/health-professionals/enablers/ehealth-incentive/47761

1. What date did this program commence?

2. How many GP practices are currently participating in the ePIP program (as of 2 February 2019)?

3. A list, current of 2 February 2019, of all GP practices participating in the ePIP program.

4. From the commencement of the ePIP program until 2 February 2019, how many GP practices have participated in the ePIP program?

5. Briefing notes, or summaries, or audits relating to the effectiveness of the ePIP program.

6. The total sum of all payments made under the ePIP program.

7. The total number of shared health summaries uploaded to My Health Record, by virtue of the ePIP program.

Should any fees arise from this request, I request that these fees be waived in the public interest. Public interest in these documents is demonstrated, in part, by this article:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/02/my-health-record-clinics-receiving-up-to-50000-a-year-in-incentives

Yours faithfully,

FOI Applicant

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