tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post2854694441883690166..comments2024-03-29T09:18:22.495+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: We Will Now Have To Keep A Close Eye On Qld Health As They Splash The Money About!Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-21062249102093915492016-04-07T18:45:41.477+10:002016-04-07T18:45:41.477+10:00A replacement for the HBCIS PAS, on the other hand...A replacement for the HBCIS PAS, on the other hand, is still in the planning stage. HBCIS is approaching 25 years in operation and was identified in Queensland's 2007 eHealth strategy as needing to be replaced before it reached technical obsolescence this year.<br /><br />Originally estimated to likely cost between $250 and $350m, a Queensland Audit Office (QAO) report in 2012 revised that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-53086576424124146912016-04-07T18:36:12.303+10:002016-04-07T18:36:12.303+10:00OK: look at the figure for the PAS replacement. Is...OK: look at the figure for the PAS replacement. Is that really the figure QH expects its going to cost to fully replace its existing HBCIS footprint! DONT THINK SO. Those in the know would know whether or not this is a low ball figure. QH Payroll got off to a brilliant start when the initial budget figure was extraordinarily low, which indicated the project client had NFI. <br /><br />Me thinks Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-87054315873318677302016-04-07T15:22:11.665+10:002016-04-07T15:22:11.665+10:00"eHealth Queensland has also embarked on the ..."eHealth Queensland has also embarked on the first step in a massive program of systems transformation by signing Fujitsu and Orion Health to provide the underlying plumbing tying all its systems together, before it starts to tackle them one by one."<br /><br />In the real world an architect would work with the client to decide where a house was to be built, the position of the house onBernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-49654911343508143362016-04-07T11:27:34.825+10:002016-04-07T11:27:34.825+10:00Terry makes a good point based on historical and c...Terry makes a good point based on historical and current experiences. It raises the fundamental questions:<br />Q: What lessons have been learned? <br />Q: Will anyone heed those lessons?<br />Q: What needs to be done to improve the outcomes from these large expenditures?<br />Q: Once a vendor has been selected and the contract awarded what is the pathway ahead post tender? Is it then all gung hoDr Ian Colcloughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-76328102212171474322016-04-07T07:34:50.467+10:002016-04-07T07:34:50.467+10:00David, based on historical and current experiences...David, based on historical and current experiences-SA & WA - this statement should raise some serious concerns."Since then, Queensland Health has debuted a 20-year plan for IT investment, kicked off efforts towards the $226.6 million replacement of its patient administration system, and started procurement for a $91 million overhaul of its laboratory information system".<br />Terry Hannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04068727812313410493noreply@blogger.com