About the Quality Prescribing Initiative About the Quality Prescribing Initiative

All our educational and quality improvement activities qualify for continuing professional development (CPD) points or qualify as an activity for the Quality Prescribing Initiative (QPI) of the Practice Incentives Program (PIP). For more information about the points and incentives associated with some of our activities, select the relevant activity:

For general practices: Quality Prescribing Initiative (QPI) of the Practice Incentives Program (PIP)

Some of our educational and quality improvement activities are eligible for inclusion in the Quality Prescribing Initiative (QPI) that is part of the Practice Incentives Program (PIP) for general practices.

PIP is an Australian government program which aims to recognise and reward general practices that provide comprehensive, quality care. The PIP incentive payments relate to activities completed by the practice that contribute to quality care, including better prescribing. Payments are dependent on general practice size, according to number of patients seen, rather than consultations performed. To participate, practices must register with Medicare Australia.

The QPI is one of the incentive programs of the PIP and aims to help practices keep up to date with Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) information. The QPI provides financial rewards to general practices for GP participation in a range of voluntary educational activities recognised or provided by NPS. Each activity is undertaken by individual GPs but payments are made based on practices meeting a minimum participation level in QPI activities.

NPS activities eligible for inclusion in the QPI are:

Practice visits by an NPS Facilitator (Contact your local division of general practice to discuss these)
Clinical audits
Case studies
Small group discussions.

We are not the sole provider of activities eligible for inclusion in the QPI. However, we approve all activities from other providers.

View a list of recognised QPI activities.

Recognised QPI activities for 2008-09

For more information or to register your practice in PIP:

download our free brochure about PIP and QPI
download our free QPI planner that helps your practice plan the number of QPI activities needed for the QPI year
visit the Medicare Australia website or
call the PIP Enquiry Line on 1800 222 032 (free call).

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