tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post6529078184586107686..comments2024-03-28T17:49:03.998+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: I Must Have Missed The Announcement All These Apps Accessing The myHR. So To Make Up Here Is What I Know So Far And A User Review Of myHR Access.Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-36976069278891362018-01-21T08:47:41.331+11:002018-01-21T08:47:41.331+11:00Oracle would have to be resigned the MyHR software...Oracle would have to be resigned the MyHR software licenses would not be freeware. I do agree that this does test the Public Service Code of Conduct. However, I do not believe it to be a material breech. I am sure the ADHA is riddled with actual material breeches which would erode public trust and place the CEO in a less than comfortable position. Quite probably present an unwanted distraction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-60600961526481980542018-01-20T22:16:13.226+11:002018-01-20T22:16:13.226+11:00I believe Oracle have already been signed up and t...I believe Oracle have already been signed up and this is a "thank you"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-13212901914327771672018-01-20T19:51:42.193+11:002018-01-20T19:51:42.193+11:00AnonymousJanuary 18, 2018 6:59 PM
You will fine th...AnonymousJanuary 18, 2018 6:59 PM<br />You will fine this of interest then Bernard. It came across my new feeds this afternoon<br /><br />www.forbes.com/sites/oracle/2018/01/17/australias-electronic-health-record-program-already-showing-benefits/amp<br /><br />That is not a good move by a senior level APS employee. The association to a supplier is borderline if not breaking APS rules. It would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-15667341158266301042018-01-20T15:52:37.880+11:002018-01-20T15:52:37.880+11:00I doubt it was as scientific as that. People are c...I doubt it was as scientific as that. People are certainly painting a picture of chaos an anarchy that only this MyHR can fix. That is not my impression interacting with the health system or my GP. They seem to use IT for recording stuff, they seem to be able to communicate with each other, and I get to where I need to eventually. I think the eventual part is the problem. We seem to be lacking inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-3995698352287911012018-01-20T13:35:19.444+11:002018-01-20T13:35:19.444+11:00they probably analysed the usage of myhr and reali...they probably analysed the usage of myhr and realised that nobody ever uploads stuff outside business hours so Friday night was an OK time for an upgrade. And as for anyone actually using it for health care, that never happens at all outside the phony, unbelievable examples they put on their website and youtube.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-6738764502245887542018-01-20T10:24:31.533+11:002018-01-20T10:24:31.533+11:00On the ADHA website: "There will be a planned...On the ADHA website: "There will be a planned outage from 8pm Friday 19th January to 6am Saturday 20th January<br /><br />So did anything get impacted? Did A&E Departments struggle because the GovHR was possibly offline? Was anyone’s life at risk?<br /><br />Are budget cuts to our health system making life easier for those who fund the health system (us)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-72713360228934356972018-01-20T00:40:36.165+11:002018-01-20T00:40:36.165+11:00If push comes to shove I would sooner be treated t...If push comes to shove I would sooner be treated than tweeted. We do seem to spend a lot of money on this stuff that seems to have been in a continuous minimal viable product stateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-9345185384717630482018-01-19T15:11:43.537+11:002018-01-19T15:11:43.537+11:00There's a guest opinion on Pulse+IT's blog...There's a guest opinion on Pulse+IT's blog today.<br />https://www.pulseitmagazine.com.au/blog/4137-opinion-reflections-of-a-health-consumer-with-greater-expectations<br /><br />"Reflections of a health consumer with greater expectations"<br /><br />It says this about the author<br />"Adam Powick is a senior partner at Deloitte and is one of the old stagers of the national Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-11770990104528326502018-01-19T11:09:41.806+11:002018-01-19T11:09:41.806+11:00So we still have outages, that is amazing in this ...So we still have outages, that is amazing in this day and age. As for the Forbes article, yes it is an advertisement. I also read this morning the ADHA does not intend to advertise opt out other than something in GP clinics. So to inform the public they are betting everyone visits a GP in the next few months and states at the wall and spits a flyer amounts many flyers and takes time to read it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-16502325168940042402018-01-19T10:45:19.468+11:002018-01-19T10:45:19.468+11:00On the ADHA website: "There will be a planned...On the ADHA website: "There will be a planned outage from 8pm Friday 19th January to 6am Saturday 20th January."<br /><br />https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/news-and-events/news/my-health-record-system-release-9-2<br /><br />This is amazing:<br /><br />a) they have to take the system down to do an upgrade and<br /><br />b) they have chosen a Friday night to do it ????? Isn't a Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-18836428496908906552018-01-18T22:22:31.436+11:002018-01-18T22:22:31.436+11:00Gee, the amount of misinformation in that Forbes a...Gee, the amount of misinformation in that Forbes article is astounding.<br /><br />"The records contain information about each individual’s serious illnesses, surgeries, prescribed medications, and family medical histories"<br /><br />Only if the patient and their GP puts it up there and I'm not sure where "family medical histories" would go.<br /><br />As of 14 January&#Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-3594624626518150862018-01-18T18:59:13.461+11:002018-01-18T18:59:13.461+11:00You will fine this of interest then Bernard. It ca...You will fine this of interest then Bernard. It came across my new feeds this afternoon<br /><br />www.forbes.com/sites/oracle/2018/01/17/australias-electronic-health-record-program-already-showing-benefits/amp<br /><br />I then thought, what else has been in Forbes in the past, so 2014 <br /><br />www.forbes.com/sites/toddhixon/2014/12/10/can-healthcare-become-user-friendly/amp/<br /><br />And aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-29972146486085383312018-01-18T11:15:33.846+11:002018-01-18T11:15:33.846+11:00Here's another clue:
https://data.oecd.org/he...Here's another clue:<br /><br />https://data.oecd.org/healtheqt/computed-tomography-ct-scanners.htm#indicator-chart<br /><br />Look at the number of CT scanners (just another form of Health IT) per million population.<br /><br />https://data.oecd.org/healtheqt/computed-tomography-ct-scanners.htm#indicator-chart<br /><br />Australia has 59.6/m, the next highest is the USA at 41/m. We have 50% Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-67778889254309062142018-01-18T09:51:37.892+11:002018-01-18T09:51:37.892+11:00This might offer some sort of clue as to NSW/Austr...This might offer some sort of clue as to NSW/Australia's abysmal ranking re health care costs and access for the elderly:<br /><br />Ophthalmologists Worry That EHRs Decrease Productivity, Boost Costs<br /><br />https://www.emrandehr.com/2018/01/16/ophthalmologists-worry-that-ehrs-decrease-productivity-boost-costs/<br /><br />"A new study has concluded that while EHR use among Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-76395577743937645952018-01-18T08:54:18.566+11:002018-01-18T08:54:18.566+11:00This is a link to the "NSW ranked worst for h...This is a link to the "NSW ranked worst for healthcare costs and access, international comparison shows" story.<br /><br />http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/nsw-ranked-worst-for-healthcare-costs-and-access-international-comparison-shows-20180116-h0jh1u.html<br /><br />The graph shows that people in NSW and Australia had a harder time paying their medical bills than even the USA.<br Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-35430564147299173082018-01-18T08:45:13.736+11:002018-01-18T08:45:13.736+11:00All this IT and Digital Health and claims that Aus...All this IT and Digital Health and claims that Australia is a world leader .... in what? <br /><br />NSW worst for elderly health costs, global study shows<br />SMH<br />18 January 2018<br /><br />NSW has been ranked the worst for healthcare affordability among older patients in the latest survey that pits Australia’s most populous state against international health systems.<br /><br />The Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-2146754346730389432018-01-17T11:35:26.079+11:002018-01-17T11:35:26.079+11:00If the MyHR record is just a PDF (such as SHS) the...If the MyHR record is just a PDF (such as SHS) there is no much a mobile app can/does do other than display it - as a PDF. It could only be rendered differently if it arrives as separate fields which can be displayed in a mobile friendly form.<br />This is a consequence of how MyHR has been designed - a point which has been talked about in detail before.<br /><br />Mobile devices all have a Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-71449065470578107722018-01-17T10:09:53.677+11:002018-01-17T10:09:53.677+11:00re: "Exactly. If he won't embrace Meditra...re: "Exactly. If he won't embrace Meditracker or the MyHR what will he embrace? Perhaps he wants to preserve the status quo, silos, fragmentation, duplication, etc."<br /><br />The alternative to myhr and its attached apps is not "do nothing"<br /><br />Many people say that the future of medicine is patient centric health care. The logical place to start is the Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-90034037697946867752018-01-17T10:04:59.361+11:002018-01-17T10:04:59.361+11:00@9:26 PM. Totally agree, however they are now wedd...@9:26 PM. Totally agree, however they are now wedded to the MyHR. It might be the AHHA realise this and are thinking along the same lines. The allud as much in their recent published blueprint.<br /><br />As for MediTracker, It appears to be a great consumer focused tool on the surface.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-82434835075703016842018-01-17T09:37:09.858+11:002018-01-17T09:37:09.858+11:00Anon @ 10.07
First, I'd wait to see consumer a...Anon @ 10.07<br />First, I'd wait to see consumer assessments. <br />Second, general rule, discount any website asking for my particulars if it doesn't supply financial disclosures, etc, for the principals.<br />Three, I'm pretty fussy about use of identifiers. <br /><br />So, it's not so much my negative attitude that creates barriers. Just caution. Trevor3130https://www.blogger.com/profile/08148555743063226957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-79710960379449823722018-01-17T09:32:42.593+11:002018-01-17T09:32:42.593+11:00Exactly. If he won't embrace Meditracker or th...Exactly. If he won't embrace Meditracker or the MyHR what will he embrace? Perhaps he wants to preserve the status quo, silos, fragmentation, duplication, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-70916136403788472882018-01-16T22:07:43.756+11:002018-01-16T22:07:43.756+11:00@6:35 PM why would you not use MediTracker if it d...@6:35 PM why would you not use MediTracker if it does what is described above as described by Bernard?<br /><br />Surely it's such negative attitudes which create huge barriers to progress in the eHealth space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-32561391744948549192018-01-16T21:26:49.019+11:002018-01-16T21:26:49.019+11:00It would be far better if the ADHA set the standar...It would be far better if the ADHA set the standards, conformance and policy compliance to keep these service safe secure and within the law to protect consumers and healthcare professionals/organisations. Rather than compete with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-16780097800565640442018-01-16T18:35:01.830+11:002018-01-16T18:35:01.830+11:00I won't be using Meditracker, not even if they...I won't be using Meditracker, not even if they provide details of<br />(1) Who they are<br />(2) How they handle Medicare Number and IHI <br /><br />But, on the face of it, looks more useful than MyHR.Trevor3130https://www.blogger.com/profile/08148555743063226957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-49028551588133047282018-01-16T17:36:47.178+11:002018-01-16T17:36:47.178+11:00Or you could use Meditracker and not need myhr at ...Or you could use Meditracker and not need myhr at all.<br /><br />http://meditracker.com.au/faq/patients/<br /><br />"How is MediTracker different from My Health Record?<br /><br />If you have a My Health Record, and your GP has uploaded your shared health summary to My Health Record, the summary is available as a static (PDF) ‘document’. Whilst it is a snapshot of your main clinical Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.com