tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post188456190904809689..comments2024-03-29T09:18:22.495+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: I Wonder Do These Provide A Hint As To What The PCEHR Enquiry Might Say?Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-89596762955636810782014-01-30T07:58:57.719+11:002014-01-30T07:58:57.719+11:00Interesting that the interactive workshop starts w...Interesting that the interactive workshop starts with the question "Is the PCEHR the Emperor's new clothes?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-39526677845862985362014-01-29T21:01:55.865+11:002014-01-29T21:01:55.865+11:00Get real - this is funded by a Medicare Local whic...Get real - this is funded by a Medicare Local which are funded by DOHA. This has nothing to do with the ABC. Norman Swan is there to sell the party line, pure and simpleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-75387355232923452422014-01-29T15:53:37.292+11:002014-01-29T15:53:37.292+11:00Re the workshop Trevor linked to
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At the co...Re the workshop Trevor linked to<br /><br />Quote<br /><br />At the completion of the workshop participants will have:<br /><br />• An understanding of the current PCEHR functionality and how to exploit it<br />• An understanding of future funtionality and how it will help GPs have the right data at the right time for the right patient<br />• Increased knowledge of the benefits available to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-62679618975837073042014-01-29T14:20:56.403+11:002014-01-29T14:20:56.403+11:00http://www.inwmml.org.au/_uploads/_ckev/files/04%2...http://www.inwmml.org.au/_uploads/_ckev/files/04%20Feb%2014%20eHealthFINAL2.pdf should be good.Trevor3130https://www.blogger.com/profile/08148555743063226957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-25982918945619679962014-01-29T11:48:22.913+11:002014-01-29T11:48:22.913+11:00Oh I think we (outsiders) understand the situation...Oh I think we (outsiders) understand the situation pretty well indeed ... too well.<br /><br />I just don't think the e-health bureaucracy is ready to admit what we can all see as plain as day. The PCEHR hasn't worked. It won't work. It was a (very expensive) mistake.<br /><br />Still early on in the denial/acceptance process for you all I guess. Sorry about that.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-79779280515002599842014-01-29T11:33:21.288+11:002014-01-29T11:33:21.288+11:00Anybody who says "all you need to do is ....&...Anybody who says "all you need to do is ...." doesn't understand the situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-11835900523990767572014-01-29T11:08:48.580+11:002014-01-29T11:08:48.580+11:00With due respect to the bureaucrats who have e-hea...With due respect to the bureaucrats who have e-health expertise, all you need to do is engage actively and meaningfully with the those (many) people who have the expertise you don't. They won't, and indeed they shouldn't, come into the bureaucracy to work, because that allows them to speak 'truth to power' in a way you cannot. You need their brains not their muscle .<br /><br Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-25444098354144069042014-01-29T09:49:23.720+11:002014-01-29T09:49:23.720+11:00"that may well be so but will they join the p...<br />"that may well be so but will they join the public service and work in the Department as ehealth experts if invited to do so?"<br /><br />Of course they would if there were decent governance structures and quality leadership was in place.<br /><br />Right now that is totally absent in the view of most who know anything about e-Health in OZ.<br /><br />David.<br />Dr David G More MB PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-15046065053652841202014-01-29T09:30:30.234+11:002014-01-29T09:30:30.234+11:00"there is no shortage of really smart eHealth..."there is no shortage of really smart eHealth people around" ..... that may well be so but will they join the public service and work in the Department as ehealth experts if invited to do so?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-58391126873045909132014-01-28T23:59:39.453+11:002014-01-28T23:59:39.453+11:00Kate MacDonald reports in Pulse & IT (22 Jan) ...Kate MacDonald reports in Pulse & IT (22 Jan) that release 5 of the PCEHR has been 'suspended' pending the result of the review. This makes sense; some had expected it to be implemented much earlier, but the Dept was pushing ahead with related meetings until very close to Xmas (and the review submission date).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-71389185973303365272014-01-28T23:12:32.485+11:002014-01-28T23:12:32.485+11:00BTW - there is no shortage of really smart eHealth...BTW - there is no shortage of really smart eHealth people around - it is just that their voices are ignored and suppressed!<br /><br />David.<br /><br />Dr David G More MB PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-68284946380938612412014-01-28T23:09:12.253+11:002014-01-28T23:09:12.253+11:00I suggest you - and the Secretary - all resign so ...I suggest you - and the Secretary - all resign so some people who know what they are talking about can offer to assist. Since 1990 all the national e-Health initiatives have been pretty dismal failures as far as I can see - if there is an evaluation report or two to show otherwise we would all love to read it!<br /><br />Not to be rude but the present e-health bureaucracy is way past its use by Dr David G More MB PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-61401501184926339032014-01-28T22:59:27.381+11:002014-01-28T22:59:27.381+11:00What would you suggest? There are only a handful o...What would you suggest? There are only a handful of public servants with expertise in ehealth. If we didn't do the ehealth work required by and for the department - who would? Are you suggesting 'they' just conjure up a whole new batch of public servants with experience in ehealth? Where would they find them? Do you get my drift?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-69514504481452459392014-01-28T18:21:58.842+11:002014-01-28T18:21:58.842+11:00I think most who read here hope you won't in y...I think most who read here hope you won't in your present incompetent, money wasting form!<br /><br />This cycle of the same bureaucrats turning up endlessly and stuffing up endlessly really needs to stop IMVHO.<br /><br />David.<br />Dr David G More MB PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-13672865254566760552014-01-28T17:44:03.591+11:002014-01-28T17:44:03.591+11:00It's a simple case of moving with the times an...It's a simple case of moving with the times and ducking the Treasurer's long knives. How else can we survive?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-26350969926463183192014-01-28T16:50:35.016+11:002014-01-28T16:50:35.016+11:00My take is this. The bureaucrats are pouring over ...My take is this. The bureaucrats are pouring over the document identifying the 'bits' they can get their hands on and preparing to turn them into some new and exciting projects which will keep them occupied for years to come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com