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Table 4 Uptake of MBS group A14 (Health assessments) items during the 15 months (30 th April 2011 to 31 st July 2012)

From: Addressing the deficiencies in the evidence-base for primary practice in regional Australia - sentinel practices data sourcing (SPDS) project: a pilot study

Item categories*

Eligible population within sample

Health assessments undertaken

Uptake in eligible patients (%)

Healthy kids check

172

35

20.3

45-49 year health check

222

13

5.9

75+ health check

71

10

14.1

  1. *Diabetes health assessment has been omitted due to lack of diabetes risk assessment data.