tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post6462170326804579567..comments2024-03-28T17:49:03.998+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: A Comment That Really Needs Some Close Reading! It Gets To An Important and Unrecognised Barrier to Success For the Planned PCEHR.Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-59534383575405493782011-06-13T15:09:03.251+10:002011-06-13T15:09:03.251+10:00Great new definition above for NEHTA as Ivory Towe...Great new definition above for NEHTA as Ivory Tower Architects => NITA - the National Ivory Tower Authority. That must make DoHA the Department of Halting (Halton) Anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-42382988770430919952011-06-11T00:55:42.316+10:002011-06-11T00:55:42.316+10:00The Politically Correct Elephant Here in the Room ...The Politically Correct Elephant Here in the Room (PCEHR). <br />All I have to say is tusk tusk!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-70858938777498359742011-06-10T20:19:51.353+10:002011-06-10T20:19:51.353+10:00"Stand back while we build the world's gr..."Stand back while we build the world's great eHealth system and scratch your heads in amazement at how we did it!"<br /><br />I have no doubt that with the funding available that you should be able to build the world's great ehealth system! BUT will it actually provide any benefits to the health care of the Australian people? Will it improve outcomes? Will it be more effective Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-49998019832059592932011-06-10T09:20:43.880+10:002011-06-10T09:20:43.880+10:00Its probably time to look at the evidence. Nehta f...Its probably time to look at the evidence. Nehta feel they are somehow superior to everyone else working in the field it seems. They, combined with DTSC, Heathconnect and Nehta Mk1 have had billions of funding that the rest of us have not had. Now what have they produced that actually works and is in use? Compare that the all the existing eHealth that is really happening. <br /><br />The NEHTA Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-5765907823958695202011-06-10T06:16:51.389+10:002011-06-10T06:16:51.389+10:00"Some of these comments are downright nasty. ..."Some of these comments are downright nasty. What a bitter bunch of self absorbed losers you sound like."<br /><br />- downright nasty? Really, I've just read through the comments on this thread. Strongly felt? Yes. Harsh? Maybe. Nasty? I don't think so!<br /><br />- bitter? I think it's fair to say that many of the commentators on here could easily be characterised Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-79029209382156306112011-06-09T23:29:31.340+10:002011-06-09T23:29:31.340+10:00"Stand back while we build the world's gr..."Stand back while we build the world's great eHealth system and scratch your heads in amazement at how we did it!"<br /><br />Oh good grief! Well you have managed to drag the intellectual level of the debate down to that of a 5 year old - perhaps that was the secret of your successful bid - even NEHTA could understand it? I personally can't wait for the "world's great Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-77097073954325789092011-06-09T21:48:54.795+10:002011-06-09T21:48:54.795+10:00Anonymous said...
"Could it really be that ...Anonymous said... <br /><br />"Could it really be that we are so stupid and you are so smart?"<br /><br />Actually yes, it really could be, depending on who you think "we" are, and who you think "you" is... <br /><br />Time will tell soon enough!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-3926239996274295962011-06-09T18:32:35.099+10:002011-06-09T18:32:35.099+10:00"Could it really be that we are so stupid and..."Could it really be that we are so stupid and you are so smart?"<br /><br />Really? "We", "you"? Don't you see the value in engagement, to create an "us"?<br /><br />Haven't you just proved the point of many of the early posters?<br /><br />Where to begin. I suggest the dictionary, perhaps starting with "hubris".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-22034447286597466732011-06-09T17:30:59.426+10:002011-06-09T17:30:59.426+10:00Wow, with such a track record of success by Nehta ...Wow, with such a track record of success by Nehta and just a rosy history of government run big bang IT projects I can understand where you are coming from. However no one I know in Nehta thinks it has legs so you must come from management....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-3223516422636504532011-06-09T16:14:28.496+10:002011-06-09T16:14:28.496+10:00Some of these comments are downright nasty. What ...Some of these comments are downright nasty. What a bitter bunch of self absorbed losers you sound like.<br /><br />Stand back while we build the world's great eHealth system and scratch your heads in amazement at how we did it!<br /><br />Could it really be that we are so stupid and you are so smart?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-59059396509718123772011-06-09T09:39:10.572+10:002011-06-09T09:39:10.572+10:00"When the ConOps talks about "high quali..."When the ConOps talks about "high quality" - what does it mean? The discussion that follows it is very focused on the quality of the data, not the quality of the participations."<br /><br />My understanding of the ConOps is that it is really talking about "Data Integrity", the idea that the data (syntax and semantic) is understood, and persisted throughout the Herculesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-88333699754427267812011-06-08T21:45:07.256+10:002011-06-08T21:45:07.256+10:00"The failure to engage with those who did not..."The failure to engage with those who did not succeed in Wave 2 is a tremendous mistake. I'd wager history will record it as a fundamental tactical blunder."<br /><br />It does depend on the actual project that was proposed. Some may be best not engaged with ;)<br /><br />Personally, being the principal of an unsuccessful Wave 2 application I felt a little deflated about the lack ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-23832463193878759552011-06-08T21:21:11.736+10:002011-06-08T21:21:11.736+10:00Those with long memories will recall more than one...Those with long memories will recall more than one occasion over the last decade when the comment by Wednesday, June 08, 2011 8:03:00 PM has been the norm. <br /><br />Those with short memories or only recent experience will be affronted, disgusted, and angry. They will feel as though they have been used and abused. Whatever trust they may have had has been destroyed. They will go away and join Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-23216228670648740032011-06-08T20:03:18.185+10:002011-06-08T20:03:18.185+10:00The failure to engage with those who did not succe...The failure to engage with those who did not succeed in Wave 2 is a tremendous mistake. I'd wager history will record it as a fundamental tactical blunder. <br /><br />I'm assuming that they constitute the bulk of the Australian E-healht community. They were all putting up their hand to help and participate. They have been told to go away. They have been told that they are unimportant, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-48371208293626386892011-06-08T16:26:23.627+10:002011-06-08T16:26:23.627+10:00This Government has destroyed any level of trust w...This Government has destroyed any level of trust with providers through its shonky Wave 1 deal with GP Partners and the DSTC folk and then badly mishandling Wave 2 submissions and rejections.<br /><br />Can you believe that the Wave 2 providers who submitted Grant Submissions and were rejected have still not received any sort of feedback. That is around 90% of the providers who submitted Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com