Commonwealth legislation

Health Insurance Act 1973 - Declaration of Quality Assurance Activities under section 124X (QAA No. 2/2009)

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This instrument brings two RANZCP professional development activities—the Practice Visit Program and Peer Review Groups—under Part VC of the Health Insurance Act 1973, so participation is afforded the Act’s legal protections (e.g., confidentiality of review discussions and materials).

It affects psychiatrists who take part in these programs and, indirectly, their patients by supporting quality improvement and safer, better-informed care.

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SCHEDULE

QAA No. 2/2009

DECLARED QUALITY ASSURANCE ACTIVITIES TO WHICH

PART VC OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973 APPLIES

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Item Description of Quality Assurance Activity

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Organisation engaging in activity: Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP).

Title: Practice Visit Program

Description: This activity involves psychiatrists participating in practice visits conducted by a peer who conducts a review based on the College Guidelines for Outpatient Psychiatric Practice. Participants are encouraged to review and further develop their professional practice so that their knowledge, skills and performance standards are maintained and that the provision of adequate and safe medical care is optimised.

Organisation engaging in activity: Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP).

Title: Peer Review Groups

Description: This activity provides psychiatrists working in small groups, the opportunity to review their own work and receive feedback on their work with the aim of continuous improvement of the quality of their practice and improving outcomes for individual patients.

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