tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post3634775700615628369..comments2024-03-18T10:18:32.702+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: Draft Article on Australian E-Health in 2012 - For Comment.Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-43316945132049015652011-10-13T09:59:06.590+11:002011-10-13T09:59:06.590+11:00Recent events indicate that eHealth in Australia h...Recent events indicate that eHealth in Australia has reached a crisis situation. There is no turning back the clock. NEHTA cannot fix the problems. <br /><br />No intelligent person could possibly misunderstand the implications and the seriousness of the current situation. It is abundantly clear that the Government, the department, the Minister, and NEHTA are unable and unwilling to acknowledge Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-68372668792366895992011-10-12T17:16:52.120+11:002011-10-12T17:16:52.120+11:00hmm. someone missed out on getting their nose in t...hmm. someone missed out on getting their nose in the troughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-77567825816667916742011-10-12T16:14:56.390+11:002011-10-12T16:14:56.390+11:00As with everything Labor has done, the SME and the...As with everything Labor has done, the SME and the end user is of very little importance. <br /><br />Their penchant for foreign consulting firms and software solutions is a national disgrace.<br /><br />Like the Telecommunications industry restructure, the Australian eHealth industry has been routed.<br /><br />It is this centralisation and government control ideology that is ruining small and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-50395890550039995592011-10-12T12:45:00.813+11:002011-10-12T12:45:00.813+11:00Item 4 is misleading. The aim is to make the data ...Item 4 is misleading. The aim is to make the data available to the users of the PCEHR System of Systems. This can be done in a number of ways, such as implementing a compliant repository, adding it to the national repository or adding it to a 3rd party compliant repository (for instance an area health service repository).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-72357110339685935062011-10-12T12:42:00.143+11:002011-10-12T12:42:00.143+11:00There is a lot happening in eHealth and your artic...There is a lot happening in eHealth and your article glosses over everything except the PCEHR. I suggest you retitle it to something more focussed on the PCEHR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-7847101787581306292011-10-12T08:29:44.504+11:002011-10-12T08:29:44.504+11:00Good point - noted and thanks.
David.Good point - noted and thanks.<br /><br />David.Dr David G More MB PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-72201675656498976152011-10-12T08:22:07.178+11:002011-10-12T08:22:07.178+11:00David, there is a much bigger elephant in the room...David, there is a much bigger elephant in the room than the PCEHR model, non-existent standards and an unworkable conformance regime; it is the lack of sustainable, long-term commercial model that supports all of the participants in the national PCEHR program (patients, providers, practices and technology providers). DOHA and NEHTA have not begun to think about this and without it, the whole Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-45064321790144890282011-10-12T08:17:11.598+11:002011-10-12T08:17:11.598+11:00As with everything else NEHTA does the TRA (Threat...As with everything else NEHTA does the TRA (Threat / Risk Assessment) does exist in draft but is secret!<br /><br />The arrogance of these people is just astonishing in my view.<br /><br />David.Dr David G More MB PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-4984747202327847762011-10-11T23:06:57.744+11:002011-10-11T23:06:57.744+11:00With all these $$$ being spent on Identifiers and ...With all these $$$ being spent on Identifiers and Pussy Cat Team standards someone must have done some risk assessments on all these highly risky investments. There is patient risk as well as pride risk and its about time we all saw the risk assessment resultsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-24623868634148944752011-10-11T19:11:07.701+11:002011-10-11T19:11:07.701+11:00There are now many elephants in the room impacting...There are now many elephants in the room impacting the E-Health reform roadmap. PCEHR, National Health Reform, Model National Work and Health Safety Act and others are all context changers with near term dates. Health ICT Strategies and multi year projects are being hit from many sides, and their ability to adapt to change will be tested. Ability to prioritise available budget, and existing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-64935010920208993702011-10-11T16:50:00.122+11:002011-10-11T16:50:00.122+11:00David,
Most failed ICT projects cite, as a signif...David,<br /><br />Most failed ICT projects cite, as a significant reason for their failure, that the project requirements:<br /><br />a) are not complete, and/or<br />b) are not clear, and/or<br />c) are not well understood, and/or<br />d) keep changing.<br /><br />I suggest that, in the case of the PCEHR, all apply.<br /><br />The report in today's Australian:<br /><br />Panic to meet Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-80699642410146520282011-10-11T16:13:10.519+11:002011-10-11T16:13:10.519+11:00Maybe one aspect to be pursued is whether the docu...Maybe one aspect to be pursued is whether the documentation supporting the establishment of identifier and authentication services will be open to FOI inquiries. If they are sheltered by Special Purpose Vehicle legislation, they will be closed. <br />http://foi-privacy.blogspot.com/2011/10/supreme-court-confirms-hole-in.htmlEAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00304540936197101508noreply@blogger.com