The ADHA 2019-20 Annual Report Appeared
A Week Of So Ago. Oddly it is now found at a Government Transparency Portal. Am
I the only one who senses some Orwellian overtones with that name? Also can anyone find the usual .pdf - beats me.
Anyway, here is the link:
I especially found the outgoing CEO’s report interesting.
Chief Executive Officer’s review
The COVID-19 pandemic has put health at the centre of the community’s attention and brought focus on the incredibly important role of digital technologies to respond to the global pandemic and save lives.
Our work over many years in national identifiers, terminology, the My Health Record and electronic prescriptions has immediate application in the current circumstances. These technologies, and others, can work together to support the safe and efficient delivery of care to all Australians, especially when traditional approaches are no longer feasible. Technology will no doubt be instrumental in supporting the health sector in the next phase of the pandemic, including managing distribution and administration of a vaccine.
This Annual Report sets out the Agency’s delivery of the 2019–20 workplan, as approved by the Commonwealth, State and Territory governments in mid-2019, with targets set in the Commonwealth Portfolio Budget Statements and program outcomes largely met.
Some targets were only partially met due to the pressing need for the Agency and our industry partners to refocus our efforts in March–June 2020 on programs that enabled Australians to access quality health services during the pandemic. The health tech sector worked closely with us to prioritise telehealth services and electronic prescriptions, and enthusiastically participated in our Innovation Challenge designed to support innovative ideas to promote health and social care during and after the pandemic.
The Agency also ran consumer campaigns over and above our planned work program to raise confidence in digital health services, and encourage Australians to continuing managing their health through our Don’t put your health on hold messages, with information about how people could continue to safely access health services.
Over the past 12 months, the Agency has also focused on our people and culture, concentrating on three areas that our team identified as priorities: wellbeing; diversity; and rewards/recognition. We have run health and lifestyle challenges, several initiatives to improve mental wellness, implemented a Reconciliation Action Plan, and established formal and informal rewards programs.
We have also progressed a number of recommendations made by the Australian National Audit Office in late 2019 to improve our organisational performance and the effectiveness of the My Health Record.
I would like to acknowledge the extraordinary energy and focus brought to the Agency by Tim Kelsey who led our team through to the end of 2019, and the calm composure of Ronan O’Connor as Acting Chief Executive Officer for the first six weeks of 2020 during the bushfire season, which affected many people in the Agency team and the health services we support.
It has been an honour to lead the organisation from mid-February at this very important time for digital health, and I thank the Board, Agency staff, and our industry and clinical partners for their unwavering commitment to innovation in the pursuit of excellence in health services.
Bettina McMahon
Acting Chief Executive Officer
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The fourth last paragraph makes it very clear that the culture and morale of the ADHA was in pretty poor shape following the ministrations of the previous permanent CEO for the years of his tenure!
Until now that has been well known but hardly admitted given the proclivity to secrecy and opacity practiced by the Board and its direct reports.
Interesting the truth is only revealed as the threshold to the exit is crossed!
Vagueness does however return as the issues around the response to the Audit by the ANAO is mentioned! I have to say its is not clear to me just what part the #myHR will play in vaccine distribution….
David.
p.s. Does anyone know why the ADHA was not listed at Senate Estimates this past week?
D.
You almost believe this “acting CEO” had come over the horizon and saved the ADHA from its makers and has laid the foundation for an organisation most only dream off. Sadly this is the same Acting CEO who was the Acting CEO who lead the disastrous closure of NEHTA, the painless and sham-bollock transition and has been the COO and only constraint throughout ADHA.
ReplyDeleteShe leaves this same story in a number of places, LinkedIn, employee company reviews. Wonder just what has gone down and what faction has upset what faction.
ReplyDeleteAs for Senate estimates, probably allowing a honeymoon period for the incoming CEO
AnonymousNovember 01, 2020 10:08 PM. Seems you are correct, cannot confirm LinkedIn but the Glassfoor review section makes for some insightful reading. Not a happy camp.
ReplyDeleteQ: this talk of reward and recognition? Anyone know what that actually means? This is a commonwealth entity, I trust all was in line with APS codes?
Over the past 12 months, the Agency has also focused on our people and culture,
ReplyDeleteThis is a standard activity set across enterprises these days, hardly worth the mention. Why it is deemed worthy of mention raises many questions. I do hope the ADIH knows what it has just inherited.
Over the past 12 months, the Agency has also focused on our people and culture,
ReplyDeleteIf the agency has achieved nothing of value, it resorts to telling the world about what happens internally. It's the first rule of spin - always brag about something, even if it's irrelevant or untrue.
Maybe they can rebrand ADHA to MASH, not to reflex pioneering military field hospitals but because every year the same show gets repeated, time and time again.
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