tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post7177675647807266887..comments2024-03-28T17:49:03.998+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: There Was A Webinar On The Specification Problems With the PCEHR Today. Some Interesting Things Emerged.Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-60265370741190860772012-02-04T12:35:23.028+11:002012-02-04T12:35:23.028+11:00I cant understand why the implementations area in ...I cant understand why the implementations area in NEHTA allowed specifications to be released into vendor hands without co-existence testing, they are supposed to know the market configuration surely? Or is that PCeHR and DOHA's role - confused.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-16046860552999858452012-02-03T13:15:19.986+11:002012-02-03T13:15:19.986+11:00Us developers are grumpy not just because the spec...Us developers are grumpy not just because the specs have changed. It is also because we will again being squeezed on our time frames. We are expected to deliver something yesterday on which we have not even a stable spec until the day after tomorrow, if it is delivered on time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-85248687235742941252012-02-02T16:16:13.726+11:002012-02-02T16:16:13.726+11:00If incompatibility between versions of the CDA sta...If incompatibility between versions of the CDA standard presents a risk at this stage, what plans and procedures are in place to ensure safe backwards compatibility when (not if) the standard is next updated?<br /><br />Oee would hope that those plans and procedures have been tested...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-28913069698495902102012-02-02T15:27:50.323+11:002012-02-02T15:27:50.323+11:00All this is exactly why you do not throw $467M at ...All this is exactly why you do not throw $467M at standards that don't exist, so cannot be possibly proven as they are yet to be born via a "Tiger Team"<br /><br />These people are obviously not spending their own hard earned money and have no experience whatsoever in the domain they are supposedly managing.<br /><br />This should be a national scandal, it is a disgrace. In the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-71523253401960559892012-02-02T14:24:12.289+11:002012-02-02T14:24:12.289+11:00Unfortunately the Feb 1 7:01PM analysis is a bit s...Unfortunately the Feb 1 7:01PM analysis is a bit simplistic. Getting remunerated at a below market rate for your time to work on development that your customers -- from who you extract profit (ie revenue that amounts to more than your time is worth) -- are not asking for leaves you very much out of pocket and distracted from core business.<br /><br />Also there is a massive power imbalance in theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-40550855275233527842012-02-02T14:01:52.019+11:002012-02-02T14:01:52.019+11:003. Those who were building to the (old) specificat...3. Those who were building to the (old) specifications are pretty grumpy.<br /><br />They may be grumpy, that is understandable. We have to assume however they were being paid for all of their time and effort and therefore in no way financially disadvantaged simply because their client was at fault. <br /><br />We all encounter stupid clients from time to time and it is annoying and frustrating -Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-1529443450850251552012-02-02T13:59:54.032+11:002012-02-02T13:59:54.032+11:00A clarification is required: the latest versions o...A clarification is required: the latest versions of the CDA implementation guides in question have been removed from http://vendors.nehta.gov.au to have minor errors fixed, and to have all the derived "implementation collateral" brought up to date (schemas, generated code, CCA tests, etc).<br /><br />The earlier versions of the same CDA IGs are still available at http://www.nehta.gov.auAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com