tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post2357585167185580122..comments2024-03-29T09:18:22.495+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: The Secrecy And Obfuscation By The Department Of Health Regarding The PCEHR Just Rolls On.Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-53700860495733381742015-03-04T23:30:54.784+11:002015-03-04T23:30:54.784+11:00March 03 2015 8:00pm not sure what merchant banker...March 03 2015 8:00pm not sure what merchant bankers have to do with this unless younare using a joveal form or ryming slang.<br /><br />It does beg the question, are those running the show either so use to failure that success is measure by how much or how little a failure outcomes are.<br /><br />I hope I am wrong but there are workplace charctaristics that are proven to show when people are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-63771361027652810232015-03-03T21:43:11.642+11:002015-03-03T21:43:11.642+11:00Seems more like the PCEHR is too big save? Just li...Seems more like the PCEHR is too big save? Just like is parent, the banking system...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-8423553555407476902015-03-03T20:00:26.172+11:002015-03-03T20:00:26.172+11:00You can always use it as a migration step towards ...You can always use it as a migration step towards a more mature and purposeful set or capabilities, harvest the good, establish what was good but lost in transit, repair old friendships and get rid of all the merchant bankersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-18061069022453742182015-03-03T10:32:00.730+11:002015-03-03T10:32:00.730+11:00When you are deep in a hole, you can't dig you...When you are deep in a hole, you can't dig your way out; all you will do is get in deeper.<br /><br />The best thing to do is to stop digging.<br /><br />But that would look like you are doing nothing, and doing nothing is not a good look, politically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-62656433069237560802015-03-03T08:30:47.428+11:002015-03-03T08:30:47.428+11:00The PCEHR is not failing because of lack of money ...The PCEHR is not failing because of lack of money or political will. It is failing because it never had a credible purpose, other than to create centralised monolithic systems that benefit large IT companies and make bureaucrats look powerful. When designs for record sharing were suggested that were distributed, cheap, and evidence-based they were ignored. <br /><br />No, Dr Owler, you should Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-20156590834073432742015-03-02T18:37:02.372+11:002015-03-02T18:37:02.372+11:00Dr Brian Owler said "we’ve spent too much mon...Dr Brian Owler said "we’ve spent too much money on the e-health record for it to fail".<br /><br />It is that kind of mentality that perpetuates the continual spending of hundreds of millions of dollars on a flawed system that cannot be fixed.<br /><br />It is far more costly to try to fix the unfixable than to go back to the drawing boards and start again - small, incremental steps, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-39208812690357729302015-03-01T17:14:26.411+11:002015-03-01T17:14:26.411+11:00You have to keep feeding a white elephant.You have to keep feeding a white elephant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com