News A new warning letter is targeting GPs’ billing of mental health care plans. The new compliance letter will be sent to 341 GPs who are co-claiming professional attendance alongside mental health items around 90% of the time. According to a sample Department of Health (DoH) letter, the average co-claiming rate is 23%. The sample letter seen by newsGP indicates the letter will cover GPs claiming professional attendance items and GP mental health treatment items ) for the same patient on the same day. The language in the new letter has noticeably softened after the RACGP questioned the tone of previous letters, with no mention of GPs being referred to the Professional Services Review for investigation. Instead, the letter requests that GPs review the claims in question, pay back any erroneous claims and states that compliance action such as an audit may take place if claims do not meet […]