tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post2483950257089826137..comments2024-03-28T17:49:03.998+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: It Is Interesting To See An Editorial In The SMH Pointing Out E-Health Failure On Mr Abbott’s Part.Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-77470972344908298822013-11-20T08:53:29.190+11:002013-11-20T08:53:29.190+11:00They could monitor scripts in the same way that ba...<i>They could monitor scripts in the same way that banks monitor credit card purchases for fraud.<br /><br />All they would then need to do is ring the script writers and alert them to the behavior. Alas this would involve the public service taking responsibility for something so it will never happen.</i><br /><br />They do. It's called the Prescription Shopping Program. Only difference is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-58096513321428245602013-11-20T08:11:15.262+11:002013-11-20T08:11:15.262+11:00While privacy is important one of the big problems...While privacy is important one of the big problems here is being able to opt out, or having to opt in in the first place. In the case of an EHR (or PCEHR) this is not going to have any impact on prescription shopping, or merely the uptake - 650,000 applied but only 4000 created? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-393817737860439022013-11-19T22:41:17.826+11:002013-11-19T22:41:17.826+11:00I would have thought that via the PBS and medicare...I would have thought that via the PBS and medicare number identifier, Medicare already have the data they need to pick up doctor shoppers and serial abusers of drugs of addiction. They could monitor scripts in the same way that banks monitor credit card purchases for fraud.<br /><br />All they would then need to do is ring the script writers and alert them to the behavior. Alas this would involveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-23589153169482906262013-11-19T22:12:04.062+11:002013-11-19T22:12:04.062+11:00It's rather sad and pathetic that there is suc...It's rather sad and pathetic that there is such ignorance and confusion about how this health record thingie is supposed to work.<br /><br />In the case of the asylum seeker boats, the government thinks that no information is good information.<br /><br />This and the previous government both seem to be of the opinion that the same applies to the health record.<br /><br />They don't seem Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-57164459420204827242013-11-19T18:27:05.429+11:002013-11-19T18:27:05.429+11:00I suspect the, somewhat ambiguous reference to con...I suspect the, somewhat ambiguous reference to consumers being able to 'change their records' is referring to the ability to remove a Shared Health Summary (or any Clinical Document), rather than an ability to change the content of the document.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com