tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post6036901986146967480..comments2024-03-28T17:49:03.998+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: In The Oddest Of Places We Discover Just Why The Government Is Pushing The PCEHR So Hard!Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-46573356951862092782014-01-22T15:06:37.244+11:002014-01-22T15:06:37.244+11:00Who would have thought that a modern day Cargo Cul...Who would have thought that a modern day Cargo Cult would be discovered in the DOHA in Canberra. They have built a shell of a system and all the expensive hangers on to make it look like a real system and now they are waiting for some "cargo" to appear! Shame that the system itself was not engineered because they have all the trimmings of a real system, even down to a promotional truckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-18717533025528216512014-01-22T09:16:25.234+11:002014-01-22T09:16:25.234+11:00When you've got yourself into a big hole, you ...When you've got yourself into a big hole, you can't get out by digging harder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-51696912149054207782014-01-21T22:55:36.488+11:002014-01-21T22:55:36.488+11:00Certain people should be careful what they wish fo...Certain people should be careful what they wish for. There will be fewer managers to blame when there's "tighter" control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-13984414328523976192014-01-21T18:03:37.050+11:002014-01-21T18:03:37.050+11:00Contemplate this all ye who loiter here -----
----...Contemplate this all ye who loiter here -----<br />---- the 'revamp' of Medicare Locals into 'whatever' will embrace a 'relaunch' of the PCEHR aligned with a 'remodeling' of NEHTA's operations under 'tighter' control of DOHA and the Departmental Secretary<br />---- and the world will spin one more time while the squirrel in his cage struggles to reach Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-5166807718025241962014-01-21T16:47:17.175+11:002014-01-21T16:47:17.175+11:00I think the term "Cargo Cult" captures t...I think the term "Cargo Cult" captures the DOHA and NEHTA management think extremely well. All this IT stuff is magic to them and they just want more of it.<br /><br />This quote from Wikipedia covers it:<br /><br />The term "cargo cult" has been used metaphorically to describe an attempt to recreate successful outcomes by replicating circumstances associated with those Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-73370473665826120702014-01-21T14:53:56.855+11:002014-01-21T14:53:56.855+11:00Don’t worry. ;) A review has occurred and the rep...Don’t worry. ;) A review has occurred and the report is with the Minister. Surely it will say: ‘the goalposts have been changed (from the iEHR) and so now we need to re-do the sums, else we don’t know what to aim for’. We already know we are measuring the wrong things (the numbers of people ‘signed up’). When we know what we are aiming for, and we are measuring it, the PCEHR will succeed.<br Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-31409098478955060982014-01-21T14:43:02.974+11:002014-01-21T14:43:02.974+11:00"Without a credible and justifiable explanati..."Without a credible and justifiable explanation of how the PCEHR will achieve these improved health outcomes at lower cost, then it's just cargo cult thinking."<br /><br />I could hardly have put it better myself. Keith, of course nailed the truth in his comment I believe!<br /><br />David.<br />Dr David G More MB PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-91703934887421323842014-01-21T14:14:02.483+11:002014-01-21T14:14:02.483+11:00It would seem that the government is trying to jus...It would seem that the government is trying to justify the PCEHR along the lines of better health care and at a lower cost, both excellent goals.<br /><br />However, IMHO, there is a huge gap between the claim and reality.<br /><br />Is there publicly available any justification for the government's claim? Something that shows cause and effect?<br /><br />Without a credible and justifiable Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-38806980516382552802014-01-20T21:37:09.265+11:002014-01-20T21:37:09.265+11:00Complete rubbish - all off it, every word.Complete rubbish - all off it, every word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-67576786738952714742014-01-20T16:38:52.736+11:002014-01-20T16:38:52.736+11:00"It is unlikely that the incomplete and relat..."It is unlikely that the incomplete and relatively untrusted medication record in the PCEHR would prevent many of these admissions."<br /><br />More likely to cause more admissions...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-1565843207676334662014-01-20T09:52:22.778+11:002014-01-20T09:52:22.778+11:00These numbers, based on a report by Deloittes, hav...These numbers, based on a report by Deloittes, have been bandied around by various health ministers and others for about the last 18 months. This "research" has to rate as some of the sloppiest and dishonest work ever to be fed to the Australian public.<br /><br />1.In order to come up with a positive result the savings are projected over a period of 14 years! This alone should make theKeithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-8332610965727442532014-01-20T08:56:09.289+11:002014-01-20T08:56:09.289+11:00Bureaucrats hard at work - squirrels in a cage wit...Bureaucrats hard at work - squirrels in a cage with no door - well protected and isolated from the real world. They can't get out, they can't go back, they can't stop, and they can't get off the bottom level.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-31411308220411418722014-01-19T22:18:36.731+11:002014-01-19T22:18:36.731+11:00All spin, no reality. It's called politics.
T...All spin, no reality. It's called politics.<br /><br />The sort of stuff that Christopher Pyne would latch onto. No evidence, no facts - all smoke and mirrors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com