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Roundup: ADHA names new board chair and more briefs
By Adam Ang
September 29, 2023 04:16 AM
ADHA appoints new board chair
The Australian Digital Health Agency has assigned Lyn McGrath to their board's chair.
McGrath has been a non-executive member of the ADHA Board for over seven years. She has also served as chair of the agency's Audit and Risk Committee.
She will be replacing Dr Elizabeth Deveny, who has been with the organisation since its inception.
"It's with great enthusiasm that I take up the role of Chair of the [ADHA] Board. I look forward to continuing to advance the national digital health agenda and building on the momentum that has already been achieved under Dr Deveny's leadership," McGrath said about her three-year appointment, which begins on 29 September.
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The old chair has been in place since 2016, and the main feature I have noticed in that period is that the ADHA Board is a secret organisation that does not tell anyone outside what it is doing or what its plans other than in the usual glossy puff-pieces we see every year or two.
Pity those affected by its actions (most of us) do not see any minutes etc. of the meetings and are not asked to comment from time to time on how things are going!
Seems to be typical of the way bureaucracy works these days.
Rather sad I reckon.
David.
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They appear to have quietly and systematically killed any public consultation or debate. For example, they plan to remove the seven days waiting period for results to be uploaded into theirHR (allowing the GP to consult with the patient first). All part of a questionable ‘upload by default’ of which the question arises - is that doing away with the wishes of those who opted out? Some 11-12% of the decision-making population, and I would argue a majority of the engaged population.
Although engagement and dialogue can be frustrating and time-consuming at times, the results tend to be rewarding for all involved and those that come after. Is it that those leading the national agendas are unable to articulate those policies or debate the merits and shape policy through that process?
My comment is not directed towards the two fine individuals at the top of their fields.
The fact this has happened with little more than footnotes speaks volumes regarding where the ‘National agenda’ sits in the sphere of things. It was questionably relevant when it was young; against advancements in sciences and clinical needs it is - well not even worth discussing.
How fitting a Banker should head up what is little more than an ATM.
A former CEO was a banker. When I met him after a few weeks in the role he spent the first 10 mins of our 20 min meeting telling me how much he loved the job and why. You can bank on a banker to spend the money wisely!
The seasonal turnover is as high as ever this year. Given we are a supposedly leading the nation is driven health information technology adoption and improvement.
COO vacancy - salary: $297,997 - $364,512 (including 15.4% superannuation).
Principal Information Architect - salary: $128,799 to $146,897 (including superannuation).
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