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To make a Medicare claim, a valid referral is required. A valid referral can be for 12 months from your General Practitioner or 3 months from your specialist. GPs may also issue indefinite referrals which may be used for a longer period.  However, you will need a new referral if this GP moves or retires from practice.  Please be aware, if you have no valid referral or valid Medicare card at the time of your appointment you will be liable for the entire payment of services and will not receive a rebate from Medicare.

为了预约，首先必须得到一个推荐你的医生或其他治疗专家。 这将需要传真、电子邮件或张贴到诊所会审通过我们的一个心脏病医生，以确保所有必要试验开展之前看到你的心脏病专家。 一旦您的推荐，已经疗，你将接触一个我们的行政工作人员预订合适的预约时间。 请确保您的最好的接触提供详情。

如果约会是紧迫的，参照的医生可以调用的诊所你的代表，并要求紧急审查。

To help your appointment run efficiently, it is important that the Cardiovascular Centre has a valid referral. This allows the Cardiologist to have an informed history and allows you to receive rebates from Medicare. Please bring a list of all your current medications or ensure this information is given in the referral. For further information about referrals, please see our referrals section.

You should bring your Medicare and any concession cards to your appointment in case we need to check the details.

It is helpful to arrive around 10 minutes before your scheduled appointment time to allow time to complete any required paperwork. Prior to your appointment with the cardiologist, our technician will conduct some preliminary observations such as weight, height, blood pressure and an ECG. Arriving early also helps streamline this process.

你会被要求解决你的账户在一天的任命。 你可以让你的付款现金，信用卡或电子转帐. 然后我们可以提出权利要求医疗保险代表您和您将偿还直接从医疗保险，通过直接付款到您的提名的银行帐户。 请告知我们的工作人员如果你有任何特许卡。

请求访问您的医疗记录持有的心血管中心应该是针对你的心脏病专家。 该请求将需要以书面形式。

我们感到自豪，在我们提供的服务，并欢迎任何意见。 请随意讨论任何建议和关切问题，你可能与我们的工作人员。