tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post3286563922167123320..comments2024-03-28T17:49:03.998+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: I Think It Is Time For The ADHA To Start Lifting Its Game. We Have Seen A Few Rather False Starts I Believe.Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-16789441396505968772016-10-27T10:01:41.918+11:002016-10-27T10:01:41.918+11:00Tim Kelsey's speech in Perth "How to harn...Tim Kelsey's speech in Perth "How to harness the power of the modern information revolution: reflections from Perth ". Spare me please. There is no HOW TO HARNESS anywhere in this speech it is simply a whole lot of aspirational verbiage which as been bandied around in similar formats and stories for the last decade.<br /><br />The real revelation here is that by heading a speech Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-3549606806683680272016-10-27T09:55:33.305+11:002016-10-27T09:55:33.305+11:00"Proper software Engineerong companies" ..."Proper software Engineerong companies" - what like the Queensland health payroll or MyEHR?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-21286396057491313632016-10-27T07:46:27.830+11:002016-10-27T07:46:27.830+11:00Quite agree, let's keep it with inward focused...Quite agree, let's keep it with inward focused protectionism based vendors who have no interest beyound profit in making the system interoperable outside of an enterprise or product set. Who are also more than happy to cast stones but do little actual visionary work themselves. I think the current vendor mafia would soil themselves if we let proper software engineering companies into the game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-86665539052896616732016-10-26T23:14:38.338+11:002016-10-26T23:14:38.338+11:00I have no confidence that government can develop a...I have no confidence that government can develop a national strategy that makes any sense and that is not their role. Their role is governance to ensure that any technology that is in use is safe for patient care. Currently much of it is not. If they have a role in funding development it should be at a university R&D level where the results of such research are available to all. <br /><br />Andrew McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821423221138467536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-25087541073321757512016-10-26T21:19:01.253+11:002016-10-26T21:19:01.253+11:00One wonders if as mentioned earlier this week, tha...One wonders if as mentioned earlier this week, that a national health strategy needs to be place first. What is the 50'year journey the states territories and private sector see healthcare taking? and what does it look like? From that Heath and well being strategy, computer scientists and other scientists, business architects, policy makes etc can work out what workflows and systems need to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-88092915016715898812016-10-26T14:24:35.476+11:002016-10-26T14:24:35.476+11:00Out of interest why only the vendor community?
T...Out of interest why only the vendor community? <br /><br />Thank you Anon 1.32 PM for the question. It's a starting point for the discussion and thank you for starting it. There are also people outside the vendor community who could equally well make a valuable contribution so perhaps I should have said ... "... from among the vendor community and beyond ...".<br /><br />The first Dr Ian Colcloughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-4845913084838097802016-10-26T13:32:35.135+11:002016-10-26T13:32:35.135+11:00Out of interest why only the vendor community? Out of interest why only the vendor community? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-79779169756058792842016-10-26T12:52:31.731+11:002016-10-26T12:52:31.731+11:00If they repeat the same old same old way of approa...If they repeat the same old same old way of approaching the strategic planning process via consultation with all stakeholders across the length and breadth of Australia they will simply waste more time, money and resources, not to mention destroying any credibility they might have. That approach has been done to death repeatedly.<br /><br />As the first step I would propose enrolling a small Dr Ian Colcloughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-47712652877633184832016-10-26T09:18:23.523+11:002016-10-26T09:18:23.523+11:00I do agree in part that the ADHA seems to be off t...I do agree in part that the ADHA seems to be off to a chaotic start and I do wonder if the CEO is all smoke and mirrors, however I think we could agree at some level that the how landscape is broken and it will take a major effort to turn things around, not just nationally but also internal to the agency, legacy is always the curve ball in any system. My asvice to Tim would be to ensure there is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-77033805577437395572016-10-25T12:06:42.735+11:002016-10-25T12:06:42.735+11:00David, the 'Beyond Wachter' news clip you ...David, the 'Beyond Wachter' news clip you referred us to includes this interesting line: <br /><br />"we don’t see any sign of the radically different approach that is required if digital technology is going to enable the radical transformation the NHS requires."<br /><br />I suggest this litmus test should be our measure of the value of the next e-Health / Digital Health John Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079976983963894814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-34017568291100912462016-10-25T09:50:48.445+11:002016-10-25T09:50:48.445+11:00Re 8:44 PM & 12:05 AM which once more confirms...Re 8:44 PM & 12:05 AM which once more confirms that bureaucratic thinking remains narrow and a captive of a dead-wood culture stagnating in the past. <br /><br />This says it all "... produced a work plan that was a list on unconnected dribble, the place was a maze of confusion, remained isolated and disconnected ..... <br />the old crew just became more arrogant and clueless than Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-65319917700326155282016-10-25T00:05:57.632+11:002016-10-25T00:05:57.632+11:00arhhh, that brings back memories. "Healthconn...arhhh, that brings back memories. "Healthconnect" - remember that, decided it was all just a problem of change management. It would make more sense if they just said the answer to the problem is "42"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-52632875700752219482016-10-24T20:44:40.509+11:002016-10-24T20:44:40.509+11:00So what did Mr Richard Royle and his band of merry...So what did Mr Richard Royle and his band of merry men get paid for? While I was there they did merge the entities under a new name, brought some change consultants, had some executive values workshops and produced a work plan that was a list on unconnected dribble, the place was a maze of confusion, remained isolated and disconnected set of state based locations. Did any of them adhere to the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-39180859947355212852016-10-24T15:06:18.614+11:002016-10-24T15:06:18.614+11:00So what did Mr Richard Royle and his band of merry...So what did Mr Richard Royle and his band of merry men get paid for? Were they not developing an eHealth strategy for the ADHA? Extending that thought, was not a draft did not the ADHA ask for feedback on the draft strategy? After all that what have we got?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-23223968995235526982016-10-24T10:41:56.133+11:002016-10-24T10:41:56.133+11:00David, based on many years of extensive practical ...David, based on many years of extensive practical eHealth expertise I have to say the Tim Kelsey stuff reflects his roots as a journalist - spin the words and puff the stuff. It is clear there is no evidence of any truly practical insight into the root of the problems in eHealth and how to go about fixing them. I should also add that if the ADHA's strategy fails to provide a truly practical Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com