tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post7735808628239098117..comments2024-03-29T09:18:22.495+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: Here Are The Main Details Of The E-Health Area Of The Budget For 2015-16. Very, Very Interesting!Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-36951344330790396352015-05-17T04:30:55.011+10:002015-05-17T04:30:55.011+10:00and we trust this government not to resort to a qu...and we trust this government not to resort to a quiet bit of scope creep, don't we?<br /><br />Like heck we do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-17590554814803605772015-05-16T15:55:17.734+10:002015-05-16T15:55:17.734+10:00People should be aware that the legal groundwork h...People should be aware that the legal groundwork has already been put in place. The issue of a switch to opt-out is specified in the Act thus:<br /><br />Section 108 Review of operation of Act<br /><br />(1) The Minister must cause a review of the operation of the Act (two years after commencement and completed within 6 months.<br /><br />Royle Review, tick!<br /><br />(4A0 Without limiting the Karen Dearnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-83916498856147858672015-05-16T15:27:49.739+10:002015-05-16T15:27:49.739+10:00Exactly, Bernard. "With an opt-out model ther...Exactly, Bernard. "With an opt-out model there will be no choice"<br /><br />This is crux of issue, and why Labor took the "personally controlled, opt-in" approach.<br /><br />A switch to opt-out means everything is back up for negotiation. Provided people understand what's at stake.Karen Dearnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-66080885797098210532015-05-15T04:59:56.778+10:002015-05-15T04:59:56.778+10:00"... tragically they are working it out as th..."... tragically they are working it out as they go without clarity of thought or any depth of understanding as to what needs to be done, why, how and by whom."<br /><br />Unfortunately, with things this complex, it is essential to make the right decisions in the right order. And by that I don't mean that you make decisions one by one. Quite often there are groups of decisions that Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-64351678554073418532015-05-14T18:49:08.965+10:002015-05-14T18:49:08.965+10:00Bernard said "I suspect that they are really ...Bernard said "I suspect that they are really testing the water .... "<br /><br />When you look closely at the evidence Bernard is correct .... they are at the beginning of a whole new strategy to close NEHTA and shift to a new 'entity', tragically they are working it out as they go without clarity of thought or any depth of understanding as to what needs to be done, why, how andDr Ian Colcloughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-47837873789641168992015-05-14T14:25:16.605+10:002015-05-14T14:25:16.605+10:00Thanks Karen.
So in rough terms, the government&#...Thanks Karen.<br /><br />So in rough terms, the government's role is "all care, but no responsibility"?<br /><br />With an opt-in model, a citizen can choose to accept this and all the other risks because they believe there is some value in having this sort of health record, along with all the other health records that exist over which they have no control whatsoever.<br /><br />Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-91575076184598313092015-05-14T13:59:33.047+10:002015-05-14T13:59:33.047+10:00And another
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/go...And another<br /><br />http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/govt-agencies-escape-e-health-penalties/story-e6freon6-1226159750748<br /><br />I am posting because all of these issues will need to be revisited when it comes to opt-outKaren Dearnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-61039924423642309472015-05-14T13:57:58.023+10:002015-05-14T13:57:58.023+10:00Story from time gives context
http://www.theaustr...Story from time gives context<br /><br />http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/personally-controlled-electronic-health-record-system-coming/story-fn4htb9o-1226203867730Karen Dearnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-47333365548129387632015-05-14T13:56:32.307+10:002015-05-14T13:56:32.307+10:00Story from the time gives context
http://www.thea...Story from the time gives context<br /><br />http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/personally-controlled-electronic-health-record-system-coming/story-fn4htb9o-1226203867730Karen Dearnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-35777913986912005652015-05-14T13:54:29.456+10:002015-05-14T13:54:29.456+10:00Hi Bernard, the PCEHR Act says:
11 (2) This Act d...Hi Bernard, the PCEHR Act says:<br /><br />11 (2) This Act does not make the Crown liable to be prosecuted for an offence or liable to a pecuniary penalty.<br /><br />Note: Subsection (2) does not limit other rights and remedies.<br /><br />Whereas,substantial civil penalties apply to the "unauthorised collection, use and disclosure of health information" in a consumer's PCEHR, and Karen Dearnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-63349587512437733102015-05-13T22:38:57.744+10:002015-05-13T22:38:57.744+10:00When did ~$500M become a "small amount of mon...When did ~$500M become a "small amount of money"?<br /><br />Symptomatic of the mental contemptuous disease in Canberra when this magnitude of Taxpayers' funds are characterised as such...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-20576225287384936342015-05-13T14:56:41.416+10:002015-05-13T14:56:41.416+10:00"The Government will also commence trials of ..."The Government will also commence trials of new participation arrangements, including an opt-out system recommended by the review, to inform future strategies for increasing uptake and meaningful use of the My Health Record."<br /><br />I read this as saying that they have not yet decided to change to opt-out. The trial is to "inform future strategies".<br /><br />Which meansBernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.com