tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post6455593254913733992..comments2024-03-18T10:18:32.702+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: The Patient Portal Looks To Have a Real Place. Not Quite What DoHA Thinks However.Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-15445802507258058932012-08-20T18:06:06.630+10:002012-08-20T18:06:06.630+10:00Don't worry I am sure that this blog and comme...Don't worry I am sure that this blog and comments are regularly checked for defects; nothing like a live test environment and free testing services! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-84673151685938117342012-08-20T10:48:56.021+10:002012-08-20T10:48:56.021+10:00Ah, didn't realise this had changed in the rel...Ah, didn't realise this had changed in the release, mine looked broadly similar to before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-78499100528954160022012-08-19T20:52:13.215+10:002012-08-19T20:52:13.215+10:00Yes, NOW, as of today's release it says 'n...Yes, NOW, as of today's release it says 'no information available', but the previous release was as stated above - incorrect and misleading. <br />Let us all hope now that new releases are tested properly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-15868385685743622552012-08-19T13:02:42.146+10:002012-08-19T13:02:42.146+10:00Actually, it says "No information available&q...Actually, it says "No information available". Which is entirely accurate at the current time for your record. <br /><br />If it said "No organ donations registered" then that would clearly be a problem. I think the exact words are important if we are going to be asserting this is about usage of common English.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-55249187435669014432012-08-17T12:03:55.070+10:002012-08-17T12:03:55.070+10:00Just to be clear:
It does not say "no informa...Just to be clear:<br />It does not say "no information", it says <br /><br />"No organ donations registered."<br /><br />Which means to me in the English language that I have not registered for organ donations. Which is incorrect because I have.<br /><br />It should say something like "this information is not yet available please check the Donor Register".<br /><br Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-91612453057638391712012-08-17T11:56:51.035+10:002012-08-17T11:56:51.035+10:00"Any IT person with a knowledge of the health..."Any IT person with a knowledge of the health domain knows this. Flavors of NULL are a common concept."<br /><br />well, really, you don't need any domain knowledge to understand that if the medicare data is not yet hooked up, you can't say "false" when you don't know. <br /><br />NullFlavors might not be rocket science, but this is even simpler - do not invent NKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-55134287736064834232012-08-17T11:49:42.007+10:002012-08-17T11:49:42.007+10:00B said
"NIL means nothing, none: a count of z...B said<br />"NIL means nothing, none: a count of zero.<br /><br />NULL means an absence of something: do not count."<br /><br />Any IT person with a knowledge of the health domain knows this. Flavors of NULL are a common concept.<br /><br />What has happened here is due to a lack of domain knowledge or a lack of care. This is what happens when you use people that don't understand Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-71153787898803857772012-08-17T11:48:03.664+10:002012-08-17T11:48:03.664+10:00Hmm:
1. I think the Minister was clear that Medica...Hmm:<br />1. I think the Minister was clear that Medicare data wasn't there, so not sure there's any "admitting that portion of the system isn't working" required.<br /><br />2. I don't think there should be worry about precedence. PCEHR is a window into an official register. If there's any doubt, the AODR is the source of truth. The two should match.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-31622146379211667162012-08-17T09:11:34.779+10:002012-08-17T09:11:34.779+10:00re: Which is why all areas of the Medicare informa...re: Which is why all areas of the Medicare information view say "no information."<br /><br />Someone seems to have failed to understand the difference between NIL and NULL.<br /><br />NIL means nothing, none: a count of zero.<br /><br />NULL means an absence of something: do not count.<br /><br />To avoid confusion with members of the public who do not read esoteric blogs like this, it Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-73140502594467781232012-08-16T23:12:02.618+10:002012-08-16T23:12:02.618+10:00It hasn't been misinterpreted by PCEHR. As ha...It hasn't been misinterpreted by PCEHR. As has been stated on this very blog a number of times, Medicare data is not yet present in the record. Which is why all areas of the Medicare information view say "no information."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-19870010615110308072012-08-16T22:18:39.432+10:002012-08-16T22:18:39.432+10:00"So which source of information takes precede..."So which source of information takes precedence?<br /><br />You seem to have mentioned three. PCEHR, Organ Donor Register and Facebook."<br /><br />I guess that is my point. The source of truth about my donor registration is the Organ Donor Register. What upsets me is that this simple fact (that I have registered my organs for donation) has been misinterpreted in my PCEHR to say the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-74567627575863857842012-08-16T18:59:55.325+10:002012-08-16T18:59:55.325+10:00Re organ donation.
So which source of information...Re organ donation.<br /><br />So which source of information takes precedence?<br /><br />You seem to have mentioned three. PCEHR, Organ Donor Register and Facebook.<br /><br />Suppose you have also created a living will and mentioned it in your last will and testament.<br /><br />What if they are different, even only slightly?<br /> <br />What is a doctor, operating under critical time pressuresBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-33783997444734472862012-08-16T17:01:40.718+10:002012-08-16T17:01:40.718+10:00Hi it's me, the organ donor again.
I have re...Hi it's me, the organ donor again. <br />I have registered all my organs for donation via Medicare, but my PCEHR says:<br />"Australian Organ Donor Register - AODR<br />No organ donations registered." I can't change this - and it is wrong!<br /><br />But it's OK - I found a better way - see http://www.donatelife.gov.au/news-and-events/news-and-events/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com