tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post6915737916831502732..comments2024-03-29T09:18:22.495+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: It Really Looks Like The Right and Left Hands Of E-Health Have Not Co-Ordinated The Story. They Have No Explicit Plan And Are All Over The Place.Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-25582902562843408452012-07-20T08:12:59.759+10:002012-07-20T08:12:59.759+10:00Dear EA of 6.40pm at
http://www.blogger.com/commen...Dear EA of 6.40pm at<br />http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=23447705&postID=6915737916831502732<br /><br />I opened and scanned the NHPA Strategic Plan page and this is what I saw... Our Key Deliverable - The Authority will prepare quarterly reports on matters relating to the performance of local hospital networks, public and private hospitals, primary health care organisations and Cris Kerrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-60865191814334439162012-07-17T00:04:44.774+10:002012-07-17T00:04:44.774+10:00If I really thought NEHTA were capable of providin...If I really thought NEHTA were capable of providing good reliable messaging and would maintain it I would just use it and do fun stuff with it. What annoys me is that they keep saying they want to replace messaging vendors when its quite clear they have no idea whats involved in supporting clinical messaging and even SMD is backward focused with store and forward messaging as its focus.<br /><br Andrew McIntyrehttp://www.medical-objects.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-12190123159158556982012-07-16T11:11:24.548+10:002012-07-16T11:11:24.548+10:00On messaging systems we read .... NEHTA wants to ...On messaging systems we read .... NEHTA wants to replace these working methods (HealthLink, Pro Medicus, Medical-Objects and Argus Health Systems) with its own messaging system.<br /><br />On interoperability we read .... commercial firms have made enormous strides in e-prescribing, and two script exchange hubs are operating. Efforts to achieve interoperability would quickly pay dividends in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-28729218034710783872012-07-16T08:31:47.493+10:002012-07-16T08:31:47.493+10:00We HAVE a reasonable national plan, signed off by ...We HAVE a reasonable national plan, signed off by all the states at COAG - and it was ignored in a confusion of marketing spin generated by certain consulting houses in cahoots with NEHTA and DOHA leadership. <br /><br />And nothing will change for that is the way the big consulting firms and large vendors work together and they share share the loot once mined. The Minister is beholden to her Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-16092150790916498362012-07-15T21:02:35.596+10:002012-07-15T21:02:35.596+10:00"Perhaps a good way to get the ball rolling w..."Perhaps a good way to get the ball rolling with the PCEHR is to start with putting hospital discharge summaries into it. "<br /><br />Good idea - and that, as well as much other 'low hanging fruit' was the in the business case approved by COAG for national information exchange - and then side-stepped, ignored, forgotten by the PCEHR team. <br /><br />We HAVE a reasonable Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-22348177396091994522012-07-15T18:40:58.778+10:002012-07-15T18:40:58.778+10:00The National Health Performance Authority released...The National Health Performance Authority released its' <a href="http://www.nhpa.gov.au/internet/nhpa/publishing.nsf/Content/Strategic-Plan" rel="nofollow">Strategic Plan</a> the other day, and it's is up for public comment.<br />On of the first jobs for the NHPA, perhaps, is to guide selection of private hospital beds that may be contracted to the public system to ease the back-log. To EAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00304540936197101508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-55273312994686128022012-07-15T18:33:26.937+10:002012-07-15T18:33:26.937+10:00Perhaps a good way to get the ball rolling with th...Perhaps a good way to get the ball rolling with the PCEHR is to start with putting hospital discharge summaries into it. Most health services/states have or almost have capability to load up electronic discharge summaries. And most GPs and specialists have wanted to have easy access to discharge summaries for many years. This would get GPs and specialists involved early. And the issues with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com