tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post8625192208129498368..comments2024-03-28T17:49:03.998+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: Kaiser Permanente Just Seems To Be Kicking EHR Goals One After Another!Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-89839529058213077772012-03-10T13:13:32.215+11:002012-03-10T13:13:32.215+11:00Are you really getting unfiltered, objective infor...Are you really getting unfiltered, objective information about Kaiser's system? Are they revealing the downsides?InformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-53153700704973874782012-03-09T19:54:02.480+11:002012-03-09T19:54:02.480+11:00Remember KP operates in may US States too.
Anyway...Remember KP operates in may US States too.<br /><br />Anyway you can have the last word!<br /><br />David.Dr David G More MB PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-90256446470202732012-03-09T19:46:15.739+11:002012-03-09T19:46:15.739+11:00Yes but aside from the 8 states and territories, d...Yes but aside from the 8 states and territories, different Ministers, different budgets, different policies and procedures, Medicare Locals, GP Divisions (the name says it all), different legislative requirements (think end of life directives) different system vendors, different terminologies, a bunch of data silos, a primary care sector where participants provide health care under "small Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-87097085491039772962012-03-09T10:47:16.053+11:002012-03-09T10:47:16.053+11:00"KP - despite serving 9 million people - seem..."KP - despite serving 9 million people - seems to have rather more policy directional clarity!"<br /><br />Of course it does - as the previous commenter stated - Kaiser gets to say "My way or the highway". Good luck doing that in Australia. Every time anyone (or any organisation) tries to say we are going to do it "this way", they are told they are wrong or it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-26841166758564394002012-03-09T09:03:03.553+11:002012-03-09T09:03:03.553+11:00I see you have noticed just how bad the governance...I see you have noticed just how bad the governance of e-Health is in Australia - to say nothing of some policy gaps etc etc.<br /><br />KP - despite serving 9 million people - seems to have rather more policy directional clarity!<br /><br />To me the bottom line is that with decent leadership and enough money you can have considerable success - something that seems to have eluded us so far!<br />Dr David G More MB PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-25801111859949344782012-03-09T07:17:49.958+11:002012-03-09T07:17:49.958+11:00Not at ALL similar, not even close. We have 8 stat...Not at ALL similar, not even close. We have 8 states and territories, different Ministers, different budgets, different policies and procedures, Medicare Locals, GP Divisions (the name says it all), different legislative requirements (think end of life directives) different system vendors, different terminologies, a bunch of data silos, a primary care sector where participants provide health careAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-7138004284397834312012-03-08T22:03:04.868+11:002012-03-08T22:03:04.868+11:00Think major single payer, central control, fixed f...Think major single payer, central control, fixed fees, doctors and staff being price regulated to some degree. More similar than you might think.<br /><br />David.Dr David G More MB PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-79698606991475934312012-03-08T20:47:24.665+11:002012-03-08T20:47:24.665+11:00Um, I'm not sure how you think it is possible ...Um, I'm not sure how you think it is possible to compare Kaiser Permanente to the Australian healthcare system. Kaiser Permanente is essentially a closed system. The Australian healthcare system most definitely is not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com