MBS Benchmarking

How does my practice compare to National and State benchmarks? We've created this dashboard to answer precisely that question!

This cabinet allows you to compare how your practice is performing against National and State benchmarks. The metrics within this cabinet are based on the data released by the MBS each month containing information regarding how many services of each MBS item have been billed.  You can use this data to assess the effectiveness of the activities you’re performing within your practice.

 

To navigate to this metric, go to Clinic Insights > MBS Benchmarking 

 

1. Dates: Select which date period/s you would like to use to benchmark.

2. Practitioners: Select which practitioner/s you would like to use to benchmark. Or leave this blank and look at your practice data as a whole.

3. Billings: Our benchmarks default to using national data. But if you would like to compare against state data select your state from the dropdown menu above.

4. Appointments: Click on the button of either Standard consults, Telehealth consults, GPMP/TCA/REVIEW/10997s, or Std Consult/CDM/HA benchmark options in order to change the context of the charts on the current page. Clicking on one will give you a breakdown of that data into the sections listed below.

Standard consult type: By default, we will be showing all standard consultation types (as defined by MBS - see additional resources) including consults In consulting rooms, Out of consulting rooms, and RACF consultations. You will be able to filter onto specific consult types by selecting them in this field. 

Standard consult attendance: By default, we will be showing all attendance items (as defined by MBS - see additional resources) including attendances during Business hours, After-hours, and Telehealth/Telephone attendances. You will be able to filter onto specific attendance types by selecting them in this field. 

 

 

 

The sections included in this article relating to the  MBS benchmarking are: 

• Benchmark options
• My Performance
• MBS Benchmark
• Practitioner breakdown 
• Variance
• Comparison
• Item numbers included in the Benchmarks 

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Benchmark options 

Each of these icons are clickable! This symbol means that you can click on this metric in order to change the context of the charts on the current page.

Standard Consults - Benchmark

This metric shows the benchmark for the proportion of each level of standard consults Level A, B, C, or E (including their telephone and telehealth equivalents).

Telehealth consults - Benchmark

This metric shows the benchmark for the proportion of face-to-face, telephone and telehealth (video) consults.

GPMP/TCA/Review/10997s - Benchmark

This metric shows the benchmark for the proportion of GPMPs, TCAs, Reviews and 10997s (including telephone and telehealth equivalents).

Std Consult/CDM/HA - Benchmark

This metric shows the benchmark for the proportion of standard consults to Health Assessments and to GPMPs, TCAs, Reviews and 10997s (including telephone and telehealth equivalents).

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My Performance

This metric shows the proportion of items billed at your practice for the selected Benchmark. For example selecting the GPMPs, TCAs, Reviews and 10997s symbol. The data will then reflect the proportion of CDM nurse service (10997), GPMP, Review and TCA items billed in your practice over the selected time period. 

The other charts on this page (MBS Benchmark, Practitioner breakdown, Variance and Comparison) will also reflect this benchmark. We have used this benchmark as the example for all the below data however, changing your benchmark selection will update these graphs for each of the four benchmarks. 

 

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MBS Benchmark 

This metric shows the benchmark for the proportion of GPMPs, TCAs, Reviews and 10997s (including telephone and telehealth equivalents) billed Nationally or Statewide depending on your selected option from the filters at the top of the page. 

 

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Practitioner breakdown 

This metric gives you a breakdown of the proportion of GPMPs, TCAs, Reviews, and 10997s (including telephone and telehealth equivalents) billed in your practice by service and Practitioner. 

 

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Variance

This metric shows your variance from the benchmark for the proportion of GPMPs, TCAs, Reviews and 10997s (including telephone and telehealth equivalents). It shows whether your practice billed a higher proportion than the benchmark or if your practice billed a lower proportion than the benchmark. 

 

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Comparison

This table shows the number of items your practice billed, compared to the benchmark and your variance from the benchmark for the proportion of GPMPs, TCAs, Reviews and 10997s (including telephone and telehealth equivalents).

 

Item numbers included in the Benchmarks

Below is a table outlining the item numbers included in each of the benchmarks on our MBS Benchmarking page. 

 

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Additional Resources: 

VR General Attendance Items: Medicare Benefits Schedule - Note AN.0.74

Non-VR General Attendance Items: Medicare Benefits Schedule - Note AN.7.2

 

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