PBS data collection
July 22, 2011
SUPPLIERS of PBS medicines will
have to provide the Govt with data
on prescriptions that are priced
below the copayment level, from
01 April 2012.
The change will provide an
additional tool for health policy
planning, monitoring risk
management protocols,
pharmacovigilance and monitoring
the quality use of medicines in the
community.
According to the Dept of Health
the info to be collected is the same
as that already being gathered for
subsidised prescriptions, with the
exception of the PBS medicine
pricing information.
In addition, the collection will
only apply to claims submitted
online or through the Claims
Transmission System.
“There will be no change to the
existing dispensing or claiming
processes and approved suppliers
will not have any additional
workload apart from validation of
essential information such as
prescription dates, pharmacy
identification, patient eligibility and
medication details,” a statement
from the department said.
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