tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post1222050771042649530..comments2024-03-28T17:49:03.998+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: CIO Magazine Provides Some Gartner Comment On E-Health Trends. PHRs Not Favoured.Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-25376940550478298702012-12-12T10:39:10.401+11:002012-12-12T10:39:10.401+11:00re: Only with a government mandate, as is the case...re: Only with a government mandate, as is the case in Australia, does PHR adoption seem to catch on, Gartner says.<br /><br />What mandate? To do what? The PCEHR is opt in. Doesn't sound much like a mandate (or use of a mandate) to me.<br /><br />and re: Big Data.<br />With Australia's opt in policy, what big data that becomes available will most likely be skewed.<br /><br />Making Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-13432461529938271082012-12-12T08:55:34.053+11:002012-12-12T08:55:34.053+11:00What a mess! Not only is the PCEHR probbaly the wr...What a mess! Not only is the PCEHR probbaly the wrong model the vocabulary of the Federal Opposition does not contain this acronym! So what will we have after the next election in 2013. On the assessments of "patient Care Without The Doctor" (PHR/Patient Centred Home Care) it is worthwhile looking at the publications (downloadable) on the non profit Californian Health Care Foundation Terry Hannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04068727812313410493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-21459417622552128792012-12-12T08:50:20.886+11:002012-12-12T08:50:20.886+11:00I interpreted this to mean that patients want both...I interpreted this to mean that patients want both ownership and usability (and I'd bet would also be very keen to contribute to meaningful use toward improving health outcomes for all).<br /><br />The issue Gartner identified was not that patients aren't interested... it was a reflection on the poor usability... so improving usability (meaningful purpose, easier to use) would regenerateCris Kerrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-43018027164985281352012-12-11T20:12:07.384+11:002012-12-11T20:12:07.384+11:00".... there would still be MORE PEOPLE NOT re...".... there would still be MORE PEOPLE NOT registered than when they started." Too true!<br />Ahh, yes, but that wasn't the benchmark/measure that was to be used was it and you know the old saying about statistics!!!!!!<br /><br />This government is very good at fudging the numbers and especially so when it comes to the PCEHR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-2641255151959986012012-12-11T16:59:19.216+11:002012-12-11T16:59:19.216+11:00How can they say we are getting closer to the dest...How can they say we are getting closer to the destination when the distance is increasing.<br /><br />I presume our population is growing faster than the rate of PCEHR registrations.<br />In 2011 we increased by about 300K. <br /><a href="http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mediareleasesbyReleaseDate/444A3C31DD948941CA257A850013DFA3?OpenDocument" rel="nofollow">ABS</a>. Even if they could Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com