tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post463365397110732100..comments2024-03-29T09:18:22.495+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: There Is A Lot Of Deliberate Confusion Around Just What Benefits Can Flow from A PCEHR Service. It’s Really Pretty Limited.Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-10704551887230185562011-04-22T13:12:44.188+10:002011-04-22T13:12:44.188+10:00To: "Anonymous - Thursday, April 21, 2011 6:0...To: "Anonymous - Thursday, April 21, 2011 6:00:00 AM"<br /><br />If you truly believe the creation of a "viable and interoperable eHealth environment in Australia" is at the sole discretion and determination of "experienced Healthcare IT people", then the magnitude of your ignorance is only eclipsed by the scale of your arrogance!<br /><br />Judging by the comment, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-84359492729050567442011-04-21T09:18:13.168+10:002011-04-21T09:18:13.168+10:00I think quite a lot has been done by the Health IT...I think quite a lot has been done by the Health IT community but there has been a total lack of action by government to actually suggest, encourage or mandate any compliance with standards and as a result we do not have the progress that we should have had. This is a failure of governance. Despite that things like pathology work surprisingly well, although in a brittle way.Andrew McIntyrehttp://www.medical-objects.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-44588464266380883112011-04-21T06:00:37.290+10:002011-04-21T06:00:37.290+10:00You're right, I'd forgotten how much all t...You're right, I'd forgotten how much all the experienced Healthcare IT people had done to create a viable and interoperable eHealth environment in Australia.<br /><br />Oh, wait...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-55059700332027214582011-04-20T20:18:17.180+10:002011-04-20T20:18:17.180+10:00This has become typical of this Government.
Giv...This has become typical of this Government. <br /><br />Given the appalling waste record that has been exposed in the Pink Batts fiasco, the Building the Education Revolution and countless other botched up programs, one can logically draw only one conclusion.<br /><br />This PCEHR Program is doomed from the outset. <br /><br />The HI Service is a flop, it's failure has been disguised and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-20794377033556802052011-04-20T14:34:42.209+10:002011-04-20T14:34:42.209+10:00Scott I am not sure we winners when you consider O...Scott I am not sure we winners when you consider ONC, HIE, NHIN and every variety of HR known PHR, EHR, EMR and so on.<br /><br />You also have IHE and their endless series of profiles (XDS etc)<br /><br />Come on down and we will happily provide an introductory course!<br /><br />David.Dr David G More MB PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-15791849343877888622011-04-20T14:23:17.738+10:002011-04-20T14:23:17.738+10:00PCEHR? NEHTA? I'm trying to decide which cou...PCEHR? NEHTA? I'm trying to decide which country has more and/or worse IT acronyms, AU or the US. I'm leaning in the southerly direction from my perch up here at 39° 57' 8" N north latitude.InformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-24492428374003152622011-04-20T10:20:34.500+10:002011-04-20T10:20:34.500+10:00At a cursory glance and at a top level the outcome...At a cursory glance and at a top level the outcomes look fine. However, the lack of hard / quantifiable measures is a serious concern. These have been substituted with a liberal sprinkling of 'weasel words' which look great but don't provide clarity.<br /><br />Clearly, the objective is to create an evaluation framework without hard measures so that 'spin', half-truths and Bruce Farnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03895794526347112930noreply@blogger.com