8 in 10 practices opt for new PIP

Description

Nearly all eligible practices have signed up for the new Quality Improvement practice incentive, the RACGP’s GP19 annual conference has heard.

This is despite warnings from high-profile GPs about “unacceptable risks” to privacy.

Quality Improvement (QI) is the latest addition to the Practice Incentives Program (PIP).

It involves practices sending de-identified patient data to primary health networks (PHNs), using automated data extraction tools embedded in their clinical software.