tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post4151778225052926470..comments2024-03-28T17:49:03.998+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: The Next Federal Budget Is Only Six Weeks Away And The Government Is Looking For Money! What Might This Mean For E-Health?Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-85452692301705895582013-04-09T09:04:16.184+10:002013-04-09T09:04:16.184+10:00Anon 4/09/2013 08:49:00 AM understands the problem...Anon 4/09/2013 08:49:00 AM understands the problem very clearly but can anything be done about it? The answer is an emphatic NO - because the bureaucrats have hung themselves so far out to dry they have no way of turning back whilst saving face. Also, they have never wanted to engage with anyone who doesn't agree with their way of doing things. Industry needs to find a way around such Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-50735208222498057702013-04-09T08:49:34.576+10:002013-04-09T08:49:34.576+10:00In the main the general public are oblivious to th...In the main the general public are oblivious to the PCEHR despite all the trundling trucks, rolling road shows, Wave 1 & 2 sites, and conference presentations to converted advocates. <br /><br />In the main NEHTA and DOHAs marketing efforts have been self serving and misdirected to create the aura 'it is all happening'.<br /><br />The most meaningful statistic reflecting use and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-6948227234807272592013-04-08T15:47:28.683+10:002013-04-08T15:47:28.683+10:00I agree with Anon 4/08/2013 12:24:00 PM. At firs...I agree with Anon 4/08/2013 12:24:00 PM. At first glance I thought you meant to say there will be no chops to eHealth BUT then I released that if the public are oblivious (which they are) it will be fairly painless for the Government to claw back whatever monies they can particularly as the media seem to have lost interest in eHealth since Karen Deane departed the scene. There must be at least Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-66883485760765226142013-04-08T12:24:22.029+10:002013-04-08T12:24:22.029+10:00There will be chops to eHealth simply because the ...There will be chops to eHealth simply because the general public are oblivious to the fact that The Government has spent over 1 billion dollars on its eHealth projects like PCEHR and delivered nothing in return. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-42190786965976978722013-04-07T18:55:36.816+10:002013-04-07T18:55:36.816+10:00"It will argue that a slump in tax collectio..."It will argue that a slump in tax collections is behind the failure"<br /><br />If you feed the international consulting locusts with all your money they are going to send as much as they can overseas to their owners! When times get tough they will disappear, just like they did in the UK, where the government has realised the error of its ways and is trying to work with the local SMEsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com