tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post884705540822080940..comments2024-03-29T09:18:22.495+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: I Wonder if NEHTA has a Plan “B” or Should They Be Out of the Loop?Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-31660327672071180792007-12-21T12:28:00.000+11:002007-12-21T12:28:00.000+11:00It would be nice to know that the next direction f...It would be nice to know that the next direction for NEHTA is informed by observable facts, and that all those wonks, managers and bureaucrats holed up in that incestuous menagerie of committees "looking into" Health IT are made to confront some reality befoe they indulge in another round of taxpayer funded travel and accommodation.<BR/>Take this slice from the NHIMPC Annual Work Plan - "As the Trevor3130https://www.blogger.com/profile/08148555743063226957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-28102107959878945882007-12-21T11:33:00.000+11:002007-12-21T11:33:00.000+11:00Seems to me the health bureaucracy will look to AH...Seems to me the health bureaucracy will look to AHMAC for direction to take with NEHTA. If that's true, then the NHIMPC http://www.ahmac.gov.au/site/membership.aspx#other <BR/>holds the key. So, why would that Committee recommend allocation of resources that were not compatible with the political agenda of the Chair, a DHS Secretary? In other words, why will AHMAC go anywhere near the IT mess inTrevor3130https://www.blogger.com/profile/08148555743063226957noreply@blogger.com