Characteristics and details of providers of medical billing course (MBC) in Australia
Stakeholder description | Invited | Responded | Offer MBC (% of respondents) | Do not offer MBC |
Undergraduate education (university medical schools) | 18 | 17 | 1 (6) | 16 |
Postgraduate general practitioner education (vocational education providers) | 17 | 15 | 12 (80) | 3 |
Postgraduate specialist education (specialist medical colleges) | 16 | 14 | 2 (14) | 12 |
Representative professional organisations (state and territory branches of the Australian Medical Association (AMA)) | 8 | 5 | 0 (0) | 5 |
Medical defence organisations (also known as medical indemnity insurers) | 4 | 4 | 2 (50) | 2 |
Government agencies and departments (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, Professional Services Review Agency and Medicare) | 3 | 2 | 0 (0) | 2 |
Total | n=66 | n=57 (86%) | n=17 (30%) | n=40 (70%) |