tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post5616062676644368601..comments2024-03-29T09:18:22.495+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: The US Approach To Meaningful Use of Health IT is Being Expanded. It is Pretty Amazing Stuff!Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-86761556063580688932012-03-03T12:33:39.157+11:002012-03-03T12:33:39.157+11:00"We know that broader adoption of electronic ..."We know that broader adoption of electronic health records can save our health care system money, save time for doctors and hospitals, and save lives"<br /><br />Can. Not will. Totally true. The US approach is risk averse, unlike the NEHTA approach (it appears to me that DOHA is treating NEHTA like a boil - force it to suck up all the risk, then you can lance it and it will all go awayGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-1978747875036558402012-03-03T10:02:04.744+11:002012-03-03T10:02:04.744+11:00Re: Sebelius - "We know that broader adoptio...Re: Sebelius - "We know that broader adoption of electronic health records can save our health care system money, save time for doctors and hospitals, and save lives,” said Secretary Sebelius."<br /><br />Unlike the relationships between, say, hydrochlorothiazide diuretics and reductions in blood pressure, or sterile techniques in surgery lessening infection, I don't think that in InformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-77753963892814202702012-03-03T07:40:42.503+11:002012-03-03T07:40:42.503+11:00The interpretation of meaningful use in this conte...The interpretation of meaningful use in this context is questionable. Meaningful use cannot be realised through the creation of individual health silos or by asking doctors to rate the quality of the care they provided. Human nature is that they will rate their care much higher than actual outcomes.<br /><br />Meaningful use will only be realised through merging and analysing health data from a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-43311803496062260312012-03-02T18:51:07.229+11:002012-03-02T18:51:07.229+11:00Because here in Australia the Government, through ...Because here in Australia the Government, through NEHTA, is seeking to adopt a completely different model from that being adopted in the USA.<br /><br />The difference is the centralised approach - the centralised managed and governed PCEHR. The architecture of one centralised health record to which all you health professionals will feed patient medical information. The US of A ain't doing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com