tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post5220082285818509536..comments2024-03-29T09:18:22.495+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: It Seems Major Government Health IT Projects Can Do Little But Disappoint.Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-75079524282756381352016-12-09T15:35:05.844+11:002016-12-09T15:35:05.844+11:00David,
I wasn't making a point, just providin...David,<br /><br />I wasn't making a point, just providing references to NSW systems, as per this post:<br /> <br />"In response to the first comment to this one - it may be true that not much has been done in Victoria, but anyone claiming the same is true in New South Wales either has not done the research or has some kind of axe to grind. There must be 100 hospitals now with EMR and an Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-65740113195708358152016-12-09T12:23:12.854+11:002016-12-09T12:23:12.854+11:00Barnard,
I don't understand your point.
Numb...Barnard,<br /><br />I don't understand your point.<br /><br />Number 1 and 3 are crucial operational systems for Hospitals - and are vital for care these days.<br /><br />No 2 provides information from hospitals to local GPs - again important.<br /><br />David.<br />Dr David G More MB PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-43101724123824403292016-12-09T12:17:04.515+11:002016-12-09T12:17:04.515+11:00David,
I know. But are they not the systems that ...David,<br /><br />I know. But are they not the systems that actually deliver health car value? The government has never explained what value the MyHR has or even could deliver. And I mean value, not benefit.<br /><br />Your original post quoted "An electronic health record is a digital lifetime record of an individual’s health and health-care history, updated in real-time and securely Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-83289492650693425532016-12-09T12:03:25.439+11:002016-12-09T12:03:25.439+11:00Bernard,
These systems are all largely internal H...Bernard,<br /><br />These systems are all largely internal Hospital Systems to be used by Health Department Staff and clinicians. They are nothing to do with the myHR mostly other than providing discharge summaries for it.<br /><br />David.<br />Dr David G More MB PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-62585416463291551192016-12-09T11:35:03.178+11:002016-12-09T11:35:03.178+11:00Re NSW health. Have a look at these links. I don&#...Re NSW health. Have a look at these links. I don't know how current they are, but their intention and scope is way beyond MyHR.<br /><br />AFAIK none of these systems are patient accessible or controlled.<br /><br />Electronic Medical Record<br />http://www.ehealth.nsw.gov.au/programs/clinical/emr-connect/emr<br />over 100 hospitals are using the basic eMR and 100,000 people now have access Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-38544878586257545092016-12-09T11:22:09.964+11:002016-12-09T11:22:09.964+11:00Can I say I agree it is important to separate NSW ...Can I say I agree it is important to separate NSW and Victoria. Having (sadly) been in RNSH recently I can testify they have a pretty good system that is working pretty well.<br /><br />I blogged about my experience in mid August.<br /><br />Re the Victorians and myHR is am much more in agreement all is not well!<br /><br />David.Dr David G More MB PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-58574660814297329682016-12-09T11:16:01.603+11:002016-12-09T11:16:01.603+11:00In response to the first comment to this one - it ...In response to the first comment to this one - it may be true that not much has been done in Victoria, but anyone claiming the same is true in New South Wales either has not done the research or has some kind of axe to grind. There must be 100 hospitals now with EMR and an increasing number with EMM as well. You may or may not like the system chosen, but you can’t run the “waste of money” Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-57361495861888291892016-12-08T17:52:18.783+11:002016-12-08T17:52:18.783+11:00Someone should have told Shane Solomon before he s...Someone should have told Shane Solomon before he set up Telstra Health to show us all how to do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-52863258286272654532016-12-08T07:49:35.533+11:002016-12-08T07:49:35.533+11:00If I could add my agreement.
Tom said: "Atte...If I could add my agreement.<br /><br />Tom said: "Attempting to boil the ocean is one way of putting it."<br /><br />Another is "We know the answer and the PCEHR is it!" No, wait a minute "My Health Record is it!", No, hang on, "ADHA is it!", "Maybe eHealth is it!"<br /><br />Whatever the answer, technology on its own isn't it. In fact the Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-29715554569089378352016-12-08T06:46:37.048+11:002016-12-08T06:46:37.048+11:00David and Anonymous, I am in total agreement with ...David and Anonymous, I am in total agreement with what you have posted and the views expressed. I can add very little to what has been written by both of you. I would like to add that the Canadian system and the UK systems provide important lessons of "what not to do" with national eHealth records. This knowledge should encourage the Australian developers to look 'outside our own Terry Hannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04068727812313410493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-91359039591502784502016-12-08T06:36:51.929+11:002016-12-08T06:36:51.929+11:00As someone with quite a lot of experience in Canad...<br />As someone with quite a lot of experience in Canadian e-Health (we have a business there and I have consulted to Infoway), my view is that Ontario like many other provinces, regions, states and even countries is trying to do something unachievable. Attempting to boil the ocean is one way of putting it.<br /><br /> If a fraction of that sum were applied to joining up day to day healthcare Tom Bowdennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-87767126416381237742016-12-07T18:38:53.008+11:002016-12-07T18:38:53.008+11:00David,
This is another gem you have posted !! Wh...David,<br />This is another gem you have posted !! When you consider that Ontario 's population - of around 14 million comparable to that of NSW and Vic combined and about one third of the total Canadian population (comparable to NSW) ... the comparisons don't stop there ... both NSW and Victoria have invested heavily in the implementation of EHRs and "advanced clinical systems&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com