{"id":21566,"date":"2020-03-16T05:47:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T05:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itt.com.au\/?p=21566"},"modified":"2020-03-16T05:47:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T05:47:49","slug":"changes-to-the-national-cervical-screening-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itt.com.au\/changes-to-the-national-cervical-screening-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes to the National Cervical Screening Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mark December 1st, 2017 in your calendar. From this date, pap smears will be replaced with a new cervical screening test known as \u201cHuman Papillomavirus\u201d or HPV. This will occur in five-yearly increments rather than the existing two-yearly schedule for pap smears. The first HPV test should be done two years after your last pap smear, then to follow the normal five-yearly schedule after this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information of the changes please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what does this mean for your medical business?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means as of 1st December 2017 any pap smears conducted mistakenly and sent to pathology will now be chargable (a private invoice will be sent to the patient) as Medicare no longer covers the gap<\/strong>. The HPV test will be covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medical Director<\/em> is pleased to provide you with the software changes required that have been outlined below, commencing December 1st 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Cervical Cytology Request window, the following additional test names have been added:<\/p>\n\n\n\n