Report: IHACPA virtual care project consultation
We attended a consultation with the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority to discuss virtual care arrangements.
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The association provided feedback to the open consultation on the Aged Care Bill 2024. The Bill was introduced into Parliament on 12 September 2024. Once it is passed into law, the Aged Care Bill 2024 will become the new Aged Care Act.
The feedback we provided was broken down into five main areas of concern, including:
Our submission made several recommendations to the Parliament of Australia. You can read our full submission here.
We attended a consultation with the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority to discuss virtual care arrangements.
Infant orofacial conditions such as tongue tie are complex and require interdisciplinary care. Osteopaths working with infants and their caregivers manage the neuromusculoskeletal implications of orofacial conditions for the neck, head, back and posture. This practice briefing for health stakeholders describes good practice in osteopathic management of orofacial conditions, other health professional groups osteopaths work with for management, and practice advice Osteopathy Australia offers its members working in the field to promote infant health and development.
In this submission, we focus on ensuring that allied health professionals, particularly osteopaths, are considered as part of the broader fall prevention team. This includes the suggestion to remove the reference to individual professions that may assist in fall prevention strategies and create an overarching inclusive statement involving all musculoskeletal allied health professionals.