Enter biio.markers guided by your most pressing questions. The assessment names where to start; it does not decide what care plan follows. You clinician will adapt your assessment dynamically based on your priorities at the time.
Choose this if you're already diagnosed, not sure where to start or simply seeking a board first assessment across systems for unexplained symtoms. We'll review:
Everything covered in the Signture biio.markers assessment, plus detailed assessment of connective tissue and hypermobility features. This assessment may cover:
Everything covered in the Signture biio.markers assessment, plus detailed assessment of autonomic dysfunction features. This assessment may cover:
This two-hour assessment is for presentations where the multiple diagnoses, across pathways, are suspected and require investigation. It will cover:
Everything covered in Signature biio.markers, plus detailed review of neurodivergent health considerations. This assessment may cover:
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No. You can book a biio.markers assessment without a GP referral. You only need a GP referral if you want to claim a Medicare rebate through an eligible chronic condition management arrangement.
Choose the 60 minute signature (universal) biio.markers assessment if you are unsure. You can always add further assessment in a second appointment.
Choose the 120-minute multi-diagnostic assessment if you are undiagnosed and your history clearly involves connective tissue features plus dysautonomia and/or immune or post-viral features.
Choose hormonal if your main question is hormonal, menstrual, pelvic, thyroid, testosterone, sleep or circadian rhythm change.
The starting point helps us understand your first concern. It does not decide your whole care plan. Your clinician can help identify which practitioners, therapies or pathway should take responsibility for the next step after your assessment.
No. Some people come to biio. with confirmed diagnoses. Some come with suspected diagnoses. Some come with years of symptoms and no clear explanation. biio.markers is designed for people whose health picture needs to be gathered and reviewed before the next step can be chosen.
Yes, if your diagnosis does not fully explain what is happening now, or if you need a clearer management plan and care team. A diagnosis can help name part of the picture. It does not always explain why symptoms change, why function has declined, what else is involved or what should happen next.
biio. has a dedicated child and adolescent team for young people with complex overlapping concerns. Be sure to select the Child & Adolescent Pathway to see only the practitioners with paediatric experience.
If you are a patient at biio. yourself and booking on behalf of a child, please use a unique email address - different to the address used for your patient portal account - to preserve your login credentials.
A biio. clinician trained in complex invisible illness will conduct your assessment. The specific clinician may depend on your appointment type and clinical needs.
For connective tissue biio.markers, physiotherapists typically take the lead. For hormonal biio.markers, experienced nurse practitioners step forward. For dysautonomia, you may see a exercise physiologist or physiotherapist, just depending on your availability.
All clinicians performing biio.markers assessments have undertaken additional training - under the tutorage of biio.'s leadership - so you can rest assured, you'll be in excellent hands.
biio.markers appointments are available in 60-minute, 90-minute and 120-minute formats. The hormonal assessment is always 60 minutes. Longer appointments are used when the presentation is more complex or requires more dedicated assessment time.
Your clinician will review your health history, current symptoms, relevant body systems, past investigations, medications, previous treatment attempts, functional patterns and current goals. Where clinically appropriate, they may also conduct targeted functional testing or pathway-specific screening. The appointment is designed to answer: what is known, what remains uncertain, what should happen next, and who is responsible for that next step.
That is what biio. is trying to reduce. Your biio.markers assessment becomes your foundational record in biio.graphy. The next clinician should be able to see what was gathered, what was decided, what remains uncertain and what needs to happen next. You may still need to clarify details as care continues, but you should not be left carrying the whole system by yourself.
Yes. biio.markers produces a written clinical report. The report summarises your health history, findings, working clinical picture, management plan, recommended care team, possible external supports or referrals, review points and safety parameters.
Report timing depends on operational capacity and the complexity of the material your clinician needs to review. If you need the report by a specific date, tell us before booking. This matters especially for NDIS, DSP, insurance, legal, school, university, workplace or specialist referral purposes.
Your report may help document your clinical picture, functional impact, recommended supports and next steps. However, external organisations may require specific forms, wording, evidence, functional capacity assessments or reports from particular practitioner types. biio. cannot guarantee that an external organisation will accept a biio.markers report for a specific administrative purpose. If documentation is the main reason you are booking, contact us first. We can help you decide whether biio.markers is the right appointment or whether another assessment type may be needed.
Yes. Your report can be shared with referring clinicians or external providers where you consent and where sharing is appropriate.
Sometimes the assessment can clarify whether your presentation aligns with diagnostic criteria or whether a particular diagnosis should be investigated. Sometimes the honest answer is that more information, a specific clinician, a formal pathway or an external specialist is needed before diagnosis can be confirmed. Your clinician will not perform certainty for effect. The report should state what is known, what is not yet known, what is being recommended and who is responsible for the next step.
Some connective-tissue questions require structured diagnostic work. biio.markers may identify whether that kind of pathway or specialist review is appropriate. A formal diagnosis may require specific clinical criteria, examination, exclusion of differentials, medical specialist input or genetic escalation where indicated. If your main reason for booking is formal EDS/HSD documentation for NDIS, insurance, legal or administrative purposes, contact us before booking so we can help you choose the right pathway.
It depends on the type of EDS being considered. Genetic testing can be relevant for some rare EDS subtypes and other heritable connective-tissue disorders. It cannot currently confirm or rule out hypermobile EDS, because hEDS does not have an identified genetic marker and is diagnosed clinically. If your history suggests a rare or heritable connective-tissue disorder, your clinician may recommend genetic counselling, genetic testing or specialist referral.
Not unless there is a clinical reason. biio.markers starts with what already exists: your reports, tests, history and lived patterns. The point is not to duplicate investigations. The point is to understand what has already been found, what it does not explain and what needs review next.
Your clinician may recommend investigations where clinically appropriate. Whether tests are ordered directly through biio., requested through your GP, or referred to another specialist depends on the test, practitioner scope, safety, funding and clinical need.
Many patients with chronic or complex health conditions may be eligible for a Chronic Disease Management Plan. For eligible patients, Medicare provide rebates on up to five individual allied health services per calendar year.
When seeking a care plan from your GP, simply ask them to address it to Biio, rather than allocate it to a specific clinician. This will enable you flexibility to see whichever practitioner is most appropriate and available soonest.
Bring your referral letter to your appointment or upload it before your session so our team can advise what can be claimed.
Many patients with chronic or complex health conditions may be eligible for a Chronic Disease Management Plan. For eligible patients, Medicare provide rebates on up to five individual allied health services per calendar year.
When seeking a care plan from your GP, simply ask them to address it to Biio, rather than allocate it to a specific clinician. This will enable you flexibility to see whichever practitioner is most appropriate and available soonest.
Bring your referral letter to your appointment or upload it before your session so our team can advise what can be claimed.
This is the Medicare pathway many patients use for chronic or complex health conditions. Your GP may call it a CDMP, EPC, care plan, GP Management Plan, Team Care Arrangement or GP Chronic Condition Management Plan. The terms have changed over time. Ask your GP whether you are eligible and whether biio. appointments can be included in your referral.
Private health rebates may apply depending on your fund, your level and type of cover.
Please check with your insurer before booking if rebate certainty is important to you.
biio. can work with self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants where the service fits the person's plan, goals and funding categories.
NDIS funding rules are individual. biio. cannot guarantee that a plan manager, support coordinator or the NDIA will approve a claim.
If you need the assessment or report for NDIS purposes, tell us before booking. We can help you understand what the assessment can document, what it cannot decide, and whether another report type may be more appropriate.
biio. accepts some third-party funding arrangements where the referral, approval and service type are appropriate from Western Australia only.
Eastern states patients under worker's compensation or motor accident claim may still access biio services, however you need to pay for your appointments and claim the accounts back from your insurer directly.
DVA patients may access biiomarkers assessment with full cover. DVA cover is not available for medical services at biio.
Please contact us before booking if your appointment will be funded through DVA, workers compensation, motor vehicle accident insurance or another insurer. It is better to clarify approval requirements before you attend.
Yes. biio. is a digital-first practice caring for people with invisible illness Australia-wide. biio.markers assessments are available by secure telehealth. Telehealth is often appropriate for people with fatigue, pain, dysautonomia, sensory sensitivities, mobility limitations or regional access barriers.
You will need a private space, stable internet, a device with camera and audio, your documents nearby, your medication and supplement list, and a blood pressure monitor or heart rate monitor if you are booking for dysautonomia, POTS or orthostatic symptoms and have been asked to have one available.
Yes, but tell us before the appointment if dysautonomia, POTS or orthostatic testing is part of your concern. Your clinician can advise what is needed and whether the appointment can proceed fully without home monitoring equipment.
Bring any reports, results, imaging, specialist letters, medication lists, previous care plans, diagnosis letters or documentation requests you have. Do not delay booking because your records are incomplete. Bring what you have.
A timeline can help, but it does not need to be perfect. Useful points include when symptoms began, major infections, injuries, pregnancies, surgeries, stressors or life events around changes, what has worsened or improved symptoms, what diagnoses or explanations you have been given, and what treatments helped, failed or caused harm.
You receive a report and next-step recommendations. Your clinician may recommend one or more biio. practitioners, a structured pathway, continuing care, external referral, further investigation or a review point.
No. Your care team is chosen with you. Your clinician should consider what you need clinically, but also what you have capacity for - financially, physically, cognitively and emotionally. A good plan is not just clinically interesting. It has to be usable.
Tell us. Your clinician can help prioritise what matters first. Care can often be sequenced. The assessment should make the next step clearer, not leave you with an impossible list.
The purpose of biio.'s model is to reduce the burden of disconnected care. Your record, report and practitioner recommendations are designed so the next clinician can see what has already been gathered and why the next step matters.
Then your clinician should tell you what kind of care, specialist, service or pathway is more appropriate. A mismatch should not mean dismissal. It should mean clearer routing.
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