tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post4000466642475207636..comments2024-03-29T09:18:22.495+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: It Looks Like South Australia’s EPAS Is To Be Paused For Review. What Comes Next?Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-68450079015326920502018-05-06T08:17:02.290+10:002018-05-06T08:17:02.290+10:00This is where the governments lack of attention to...This is where the governments lack of attention to standards compliance bites back. Basing systems on rigorously tested standards compliance would make plug and play software much easier. The statement that "Yes we support HL7" is rarely tested and many systems use additional customized data segments (Z Segments) and non standard coding. This is also a danger with FHIR with a "Andrew McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821423221138467536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-84046093209001313172018-05-05T17:06:09.111+10:002018-05-05T17:06:09.111+10:00Its clear EPAS has been surrounded by controversy ...Its clear EPAS has been surrounded by controversy from its inception - mainly because it had very little if any PAS functionality in its base product when it won the contract. It is probably too late to "pull the plug" now. However, an investigation should be launched into: <br />1. Why was this software chosen?<br />2. What were the key requirements and specifications against which theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-67259108276835678302018-04-05T12:23:25.598+10:002018-04-05T12:23:25.598+10:00No exit strategy, vendor lock-in, guess who has wh...No exit strategy, vendor lock-in, guess who has who by the throat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com