Report on performance
Performance
Medicare Australia sent 50 requests for review to PSR this year (see Table 1). This represents a return to normal workload input for PSR. However, the effect of the significant reduction in requests for review in 2004–05 and 2005–06 can still be seen in the number of Committee reports finalised this year.
As most of PSR’s business processes take more than a year to conclude, workload data cannot be reconciled within a 12-month period. The following discussion of performance relates to activities undertaken during 2007–08.
| 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 38 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 50 |
A summary of PSR’s workload for the year is at Table 2.
| 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Requests received from Medicare Australia | 7 | 27 | 50 |
| – Requests by Medicare Australia to review a practitioner for a second or subsequent time | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| No further action | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Requests withdrawn or lapsed | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Referrals from the Director to new Committees | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| Committees in progressa | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Committee reports finalised | 6 | 13 | 7 |
| – Reports finding inappropriate practice | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| – Reports finding no inappropriate practice | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Referrals to medical boards | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Referrals to MPRCs | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Referrals to other bodies | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Negotiated agreements ratified | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| Final determinations made | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| Cases on hand, as at 30 Juneb | 5 | 18 | 19 |
Notes:
- a Established prior to 1 July 2007 and yet to report at 30 June 2008
- b Director’s decision on no further action, negotiated agreement or referral to Committee yet to be made
- MPRCs = Medicare Participation Review Committees
- Workload data cannot be reconciled within a 12-month period