General practices wishing to continue to receive payments under the eHealth Practice Incentives Program (ePIP) will need to upload a small number of shared health summaries to the My Health Record system beginning in May this year, with a broader “tiered” performance-based approach to follow later in the year.

According to a December 24 email from the Department of Health, general practices will be required to upload a shared health summary for 0.5 per cent of the practice’s standardised whole patient equivalent (SWPE) to be eligible for the ePIP payment.