Report on performance
Outcome and output structure
PSR contributes to the Health and Ageing portfolio outcomes. The PSR Scheme is funded to ensure that any requests by Medicare Australia to investigate suspected cases of inappropriate practice are reviewed and, if necessary, examined by a Committee of the practitioner’s peers.
The PSR outcome specified in the Portfolio Budget Statement 2006–07 was:
| Outcome | Output Group |
|---|---|
| Australians are protected from meeting the cost and associated risks of inappropriate practices of health service providers. | 1. Program management |
The key performance information specified for PSR in the Portfolio Budget Statement 2006–07 was:
| Output Group 1 – Program Management | Reference Point or Target |
|---|---|
| Profession satisfied with how PSR is dealing with inappropriate practice. | Continued support of the profession. |
| High degree of awareness and understanding of the PSR process within the profession. | Increased awareness of PSR Scheme by the profession. |
| Improved control of the quality of compliance activities. | Better integration of PSR process with other compliance activities. |
| Price: $7.943 million |
PSR has achieved strong support from the profession during the year due to an increased profile resulting from publication of the second annual Report to the Professions, and media interest in a range of PSR and Medicare Australia related issues. PSR has strengthened its ties with Medicare Australia and with the Department of Health and Ageing to develop a stronger and more integrated approach to compliance activities to protect the integrity of the Medicare and pharmaceutical benefits programs.