tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post6108296318986749273..comments2024-03-18T10:18:32.702+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: The Countdown Has Now Really Started For The NEHRS / PCEHR To Prove Itself Adoptable and Useable.Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-91528136352153007282013-01-16T12:29:21.289+11:002013-01-16T12:29:21.289+11:00"Crikey Moses 20K that adds a whole new meani... "Crikey Moses 20K that adds a whole new meaning to the word incentive."<br /><br />What's the minimum they need to do to not miss out on the 20K?<br />Get their HPI-O and HPI-Is (they probably have these already), have some fancy brochures on hand, upgrade their practice software to the conformant version (not their fault if their vendor is not ready with a new version), and sign Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-91745593549600463712013-01-16T12:02:37.101+11:002013-01-16T12:02:37.101+11:00How often have we heard the mantra "life savi...How often have we heard the mantra "life saving" when someone wants to sway public opinion, usually for increased funding for a drug or procedure?<br />While Labor will want to peg the NEHR to the NBN, it will need actual episodes of "lives saved" to go halfway to clinching the deal in voters' minds.<br />The problem with that approach, strategically, is that all who work Trevor3130https://www.blogger.com/profile/08148555743063226957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-43994370315257892802013-01-16T11:13:17.561+11:002013-01-16T11:13:17.561+11:00I think its time for GPs to cut the strings that t...I think its time for GPs to cut the strings that the PIP rules have around their necks and stop bulk billing to make up the shortfall. The idea that the clowns in DOHA and NEHTA can actually come up with sensible things for them to be rewarded for is doubtfull in any case. eHeath would advance more quickly if the government stopped trying to "help" in any case. <br /><br />If the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-19619564670030555042013-01-16T09:47:53.693+11:002013-01-16T09:47:53.693+11:00So by that reckoning a practice which could earn u...So by that reckoning a practice which could earn up to 50K in ePIPs for the year could miss out on 40 percent of those incentives if it wasn't ePIP ready to 1 May. Crikey Moses 20K that adds a whole new meaning to the word incentive.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-91652202734111803302013-01-16T08:37:11.022+11:002013-01-16T08:37:11.022+11:001/16/2013 07:09:00 AM said ... Only those ready b...1/16/2013 07:09:00 AM said ... Only those ready by 1 Feb should be entitled to claim 100 percent, followed by 75 percent if ready by 1 March and so on.<br /><br />To be arithmetically precise I think you mean 85 percent on 1 March, 70 percent on 1 April - April Fools Day LOL, 55 percent on 1 May, 40 percent on 1 June and so on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-2603035635217476812013-01-16T07:29:06.960+11:002013-01-16T07:29:06.960+11:001. Labor is unlikley to be returned so that solves...1. Labor is unlikley to be returned so that solves that problem.<br />2. Liberals-I believe have NFI about an effective e-health policy or they are hiding it. Regardless it will likely see a non continuation of the Laabor e-heallth model.<br />3. How many "medical bodies" actually understand e-health/informatics and the importance of clinical decsion making? If they did I am sure their Terry Hannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04068727812313410493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-30089742625600988762013-01-16T07:09:57.699+11:002013-01-16T07:09:57.699+11:00Only 32 percent of practices ready for ePIPS. Sure...Only 32 percent of practices ready for ePIPS. Surely to goodness they have had plenty of warning.<br /><br />Those of us who are ready will get our ePIPS from time GO 1 Feb. <br /><br />To crank up the slackers and get them off their proverbials the ePIPs they can claim should decline by say 15 percent each month for the next 6 months. <br /><br />The sooner they get ready the more they can claimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com