Team-Based Care is Changing Australian Healthcare
According to the RACGP 2025 Health of the Nation insights, team-based care is becoming central to how Australians access healthcare:
- 57% of GPs now work in multidisciplinary teams alongside nurses, physiotherapists, podiatrists, nutritionists, and psychologists.
- 91% of GPs agree team-based care improves patient outcomes.
- Two in three GPs want to expand this approach in their practice.
The message is clear: multidisciplinary team care isn’t just the future, it’s already here.
Why Multidisciplinary Team Care Works
Patients benefit most when GPs lead diverse teams, creating access to coordinated, high-quality care in one place. This model:
- Reduces fragmentation of care
- Improves chronic disease management
- Enhances preventative healthcare strategies
- Ensures patients feel supported across all aspects of their health
But for GPs, expanding into team-based care also means more admin pressure referrals, recalls, compliance, and communication across disciplines.
The Admin Challenge Behind the Model
Behind every team-based consultation lies a growing admin workload:
- Coordinating patient records between disciplines
- Managing recalls and follow-ups across multiple providers
- Keeping Medicare claims accurate under evolving MBS rules
- Ensuring compliance with privacy and RACGP standards
For already stretched practices, this can make team care feel overwhelming.
How GP Hero Supports Multidisciplinary Team Care
This is where GP Hero’s virtual assistants (VAs) step in. By providing secure, compliant admin outsourcing, GP Hero helps clinics:
- Manage patient recalls and follow-ups seamlessly
- Handle Medicare billing and claims with accuracy
- Streamline inbox and correspondence across care teams
- Keep electronic health records up to date and audit-ready
- Reduce onsite admin burden, freeing staff for patient care
With GP Hero, GPs can confidently expand multidisciplinary care without risking staff burnout or compliance gaps.
Final Word: Building the Future, Together
As team-based care continues to grow, general practices need sustainable systems to support it. GP Hero provides the behind-the-scenes admin power that lets GPs lead diverse teams, improve patient outcomes, and build thriving practices.
Learn how GP Hero can strengthen your clinic’s future: www.gphero.com.au
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