Fees FAQ
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Q1. What types of consults are available?
1. Face-to-face consults 👩⚕️
2. Phone consults ☎️ (optional)
Face-to-face consults are the BEST option for your medical care.
Phone consults impose certain restrictions on clinical care:
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eg. audio-only consult,
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impossible for Dr Mei to perform a clinical examination,
and are hence
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completely optional, and
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only available from your 3rd appointment onwards.
All appointments are now face-to-face by default.
1. Face-to-face consults 👩⚕️ -- What happens in your first two appointments?
In your 1st appointment:
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Dr Mei will perform a comprehensive history and clinical examination, and provide an initial management plan.
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A face-to-face consult is necessary to complete your initial clinical examination, to record your initial weight, and for optimal management initially.
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She will also introduce you to your personalized Weight Management Folder.
In your 2nd appointment:
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Dr Mei will review your medication food, mood and activity diary, and
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Provide you with relevant dietary, exercise, psychological or medication recommendations.
2. Phone consults ☎️ (optional)
Phone consults ☎️ remain available, and are completely optional.
You can request for a phone consult when you book your next appointment, provided that:
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this is your 3rd appointment (or later), AND
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you do not require any services requiring face-to-face contact.
A few examples of services requiring face-to-face contact:
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Clinical examination by Dr Mei
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Access to her weighing scales
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other situations where Dr Mei has told you she needs to see you face-to-face
After your phone consult:
Scripts and letters: sent via postal mail.
Handouts: sent via postal mail.
Q2. How much does a consult cost?
1. FOR MOST PATIENTS: Consults will be charged at Dr Mei’s Standard fees.
Standard fees: no change ✅
- This means a gap fee of $63.75 (Standard) for most appointments (Appointment 1 & 2 cost more).
2. LOWERED CONCESSION FEES, PATIENTS WHO LOST JOB NOW ELIGIBLE:
Concession fees: REDUCED Gap fee ✅✅
- This means a reduced gap fee of $43.75 (Concession) for most appointments (Appointment 1 & 2 cost more).
Dr Mei is aware that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant number of her patients may have
- lost their jobs, and are now on JobSeeker payments, or
- their small business income has been severely affected and they are now requiring JobKeeper assistance to pay their staff
To assist these financially disadvantaged patients during the COVID-19 pandemic,
✅ Dr Mei has Lowered her Concession fees permanently — now $20 lower than Standard fees.
✅ Dr Mei has Significantly expanded the Eligibility criteria for Concession fees
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR CONCESSION FEES:
- *NEW* Patients who have lost their jobs, due to COVID-19 layoffs
- *NEW* Patients who are currently receiving JobSeeker payments
- *NEW* Full-time students (including University/TAFE/school full-time students)
- Pensioners, and Health Care Card (HCC) holders
If you have any further questions about your fees, simply ask our friendly receptionists
- Clayton rooms reception: 03 9594 2461
- Frankston rooms reception: 03 8763 3999
Q1. What types of consults are available?
Q2. How much does a consult cost?
- Eligibility Criteria for Concession Fees
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Fees FAQ
Last updated: 01 Jul 2022