tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post4770544128488901505..comments2024-03-29T09:18:22.495+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: The Macro View – Health And Political News Relevant To E-Health And Health In General.Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-38773889701908045282017-02-03T14:12:46.434+11:002017-02-03T14:12:46.434+11:00Tim "They still think that just by adding com...Tim "They still think that just by adding computers you can increase efficiency and improve outcomes but there are no guarantees."<br /><br />My point, exactly.<br /><br />Everyone is still believing the outrageous claims from the RAND report "Can Electronic Medical Record Systems Transform Health Care? Potential Health Benefits, Savings, And Costs" by Richard Hillestad, et alBernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-55709587807519986592017-02-03T12:24:51.084+11:002017-02-03T12:24:51.084+11:00Real improvements will not happen if the ADHA is f...Real improvements will not happen if the ADHA is focused on the promotion, public relations and expensive 3rd party analysis of fact free research. You need to build the infrastructure to create and measure a baseline and then test the implementation to verify/disprove your expectations. An evidence free vacuum can easily consume all available money while supporting the idea that "if we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-9372362124010705112017-02-03T11:06:09.475+11:002017-02-03T11:06:09.475+11:005 years? ADHA is only funded for 2 years5 years? ADHA is only funded for 2 yearsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-14918784491179313022017-02-03T09:34:38.971+11:002017-02-03T09:34:38.971+11:00Too late, the horse has bolted - ADHA is locked in...Too late, the horse has bolted - ADHA is locked in to a $522K contract for 5 years. Terminate or buy out might cost $1.5M. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-56807976948785830062017-02-03T07:56:12.112+11:002017-02-03T07:56:12.112+11:00Could not agree more, the ADHA is running around l...Could not agree more, the ADHA is running around like a chicken looking for a date, it is clear the leadership has failed to construct an operating business and I think it needs to be called out as being unqualified technically or commercially to build and operate systems on behalf of tax payers. Through them we are being taken to the cleaners.<br /><br />Certain Senior roles have done their roleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-70502641162094456262017-02-02T21:32:30.097+11:002017-02-02T21:32:30.097+11:00Or CEO's who spend a great deal of time in fro...Or CEO's who spend a great deal of time in front of the media pontificating about ‘disruption’ and other buzzwords who clearly have no idea where they’re leading the organisation or its funders Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-81545001088551807022017-02-02T16:58:43.021+11:002017-02-02T16:58:43.021+11:00re Is 'big food' political lobbying helpin...re Is 'big food' political lobbying helping shape health policies at the public's expense?<br /><br />Lobbyists for 'big food' are potentially swaying health policies in favour of their corporate bottom line in Australia, new research has claimed.<br /><br />Replace Big Food with eHealth consultants and pseudo experts - same old, same old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com