The Australian Better Health Initiative (ABHI) was launched by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) in July 2006. The aim of the Australian Better Health Initiative (ABHI) Primary Care Integration program is to promote solutions to primary care integration between general practice and other local health providers that will assist in delivery of more ‘seamless’ patient care. This is particularly important in the context of better managing patients with chronic or complex conditions who often receive care from multiple providers, funded by different sources, across different settings.

The ABHIPCIP funding contributes project management resources to a project undertaken by the Division which employs Chronic Complex Care Coordinators within pilot General Practices to further support and encourage general practice to incorporate integrated primary health care into their core business and to work more collaboratively with other primary care providers in the prevention and management of chronic disease.