The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) has come out in support of moves by the government to transition from rewarding GPs for connecting to the PCEHR/My Health Record to actually using it, but says meaningful use must be predicated on the creation of a clinically relevant and operational system.

The college also believes that changes to the changes to the eHealth Practice Incentives Program (ePIP) and those outlined in the government's recent legislation discussion paper must be considered in association with the wider policy deliberations about primary care currently taking place.