tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post8969348925720314332..comments2024-03-29T09:06:26.510+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: A Credible Plan And Business Case for the PCEHR Reboot?Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-14126381668783863002015-05-12T15:13:49.072+10:002015-05-12T15:13:49.072+10:00So none of this money trickled down on site into -...So none of this money trickled down on site into - direct training and support of, or incentives to - healthcare providers to use the PCEHR or other parts of the government provided eHealth Infrastructure (e.g. digital certificates and Identifiers)?<br /><br />Without that I fail to see how it in its current version, or a 'better' replacement would succeed anyway. It will be doomed as a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-8355715555705031652015-05-12T13:51:10.945+10:002015-05-12T13:51:10.945+10:00As to the $140 million available in 2014-15, in an...As to the $140 million available in 2014-15, in answer to Senator Di Natale's question "What has this been spent on?"<br /><br />Ms Powell: "Of the $140m, $103.9m is set aside for, primarily, the Health department, but some goes to the Department of Human Services and some goes to Veterans Affairs to operate the PCEHR.<br /><br />"I will give you these splits: $82m goes toKaren Dearnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-46918822910187413382015-05-12T13:40:50.278+10:002015-05-12T13:40:50.278+10:00Linda Powell, First Assistant secretary, eHealth D...Linda Powell, First Assistant secretary, eHealth Division, told Senate Estimates in February that $28 million has been committed to the operation of the PCEHR in 2015-16.<br /><br />And, "that is for the costs of continuing to operate the system - just the technical work".<br /><br />Senator Di Natale: Just to basically operate it?<br /><br />Ms Powell: Yes Karen Dearnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-70962746443711111292015-05-12T10:40:43.336+10:002015-05-12T10:40:43.336+10:00What did the previous financial year of 2014 to 20...What did the previous financial year of 2014 to 2015 of the 2014 budget of $140 buy? Any sources? It will probably give an idea of what to expect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-87420050394163338632015-05-12T10:18:14.659+10:002015-05-12T10:18:14.659+10:00Presumably the States will be pleased not having t...Presumably the States will be pleased not having to fund half of NEHTAs costs.!!!! <br /><br />Some smart States refused to contribute their share of funds last year, or so it seems. But remember NEHTA is going to rumble along till Jul 2016 - doing what I ask.<br /><br />The States won't want to fund it for another 12 months.<br /><br />To any clear thinking rational person it just simply Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-27837330101258684082015-05-11T16:11:47.960+10:002015-05-11T16:11:47.960+10:00IMHO, the big givaway is the use of the term "...IMHO, the big givaway is the use of the term "reboot". Reboot doesn't mean change or improve, it means to start again doing what you did before.<br /><br />A saying involving lipstick and a pig comes to mind.<br /><br />Expect lots of spin predicated on unsubstantiated claims of "enormous benefits"Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.com