6.8 Visiting medical practitioners
The department administers a payment and information system for hospital staff on behalf of the Western Australian Government. The payment is for claims processing from visiting health professionals who treat public hospital patients under individual contracts with participating public hospitals in Western Australia.
Table 38: Visiting medical practitioners
|
2016–17 |
2017–18 |
2018–19 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Number of services |
239,812 |
246,060 |
249,111 |
|
Total value |
$74.3 million |
$77.4 million |
$81.7 million |
Note: The department ceased administration of the visiting medical practitioners program on 30 June 2019.
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