tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post3500322930378649749..comments2024-03-28T17:49:03.998+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: The Consumers Health Forum (CHF) Has A Dummy Spit And Reveals A Distorted View Of The Caring Professions.Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-56319415829431764722014-11-12T15:04:17.392+11:002014-11-12T15:04:17.392+11:00opt in - I choose to join a record system, and no ...opt in - I choose to join a record system, and no record is created unless I make such a election<br /><br />opt-out - a record is created for everyone, unless they elect to opt out of that decision made for them.<br /><br />Opt in is challenged by getting people to be bothered enough to make that decision - so struggles with numbers<br /><br />Opt out is challenged by informed consent. Just Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-3670238205585652902014-11-12T12:10:39.385+11:002014-11-12T12:10:39.385+11:00Can someone tell me what opt-in actually means: I...Can someone tell me what opt-in actually means: I am assuming it means everyone has a record unless they explicitly say they don’t want one.<br />Then everyone gets their Medicare/PBS/organ donation/vaccination details duplicated across from the national systems where they are currently held. (Hopefully all matched against the right person, and not against the person who is the ‘claimer’ in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-43202356235964982582014-11-12T09:17:04.304+11:002014-11-12T09:17:04.304+11:00At least with an opt-in model that very few people...At least with an opt-in model that very few people want or make use of, the potential harm is likely to be quite small.<br /><br />Now, going to opt-out - that's a whole different kettle of worms.<br /><br /> Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com.au/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-91287532669403877082014-11-11T22:57:25.988+11:002014-11-11T22:57:25.988+11:00I am starting to think we should save even more mo...I am starting to think we should save even more money and just allow patients to order their own tests and check the results as clearly doctors have an equal conflict of interest in test ordering. That way we can avoid the need for a doctors visit all together.<br /><br />While we are at it we should allow electrical work to be done by anyone and get work experience students to service Qantas Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-59347738291973949702014-11-11T18:34:15.612+11:002014-11-11T18:34:15.612+11:00Think Federal Govt. Funding!
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Think Federal Govt. Funding!<br /><br />David.<br />Dr David G More MB PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-42518216273182684432014-11-11T18:13:24.203+11:002014-11-11T18:13:24.203+11:00re: “Many lives and billions of dollars, could be ...re: “Many lives and billions of dollars, could be saved by personally-controlled electronic health records.”<br /><br />IMHO, this is the give away. If they really think that eHealth Records are a good thing, they wouldn't use the term "personally controlled".<br /><br />They are just toeing the government line, probably for some unstated political reason.Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.com