tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post8917552714817721543..comments2024-03-29T09:18:22.495+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: If We Are to Have A Stimulus Let’s Have One that Makes a Difference!Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-42031829224609890442009-02-12T14:57:00.000+11:002009-02-12T14:57:00.000+11:002 Comments.1. We are still waiting for communism t...2 Comments.<BR/><BR/>1. We are still waiting for communism to happen some 140 years later.<BR/><BR/>2. The figure for the Deloittes additional costs is about $250M p.a. over each of 10 years. Given we are talking of a 12-18 month stimulus - still not much in the scheme of things. (I had it a bit low initially)<BR/><BR/>David.Dr David G More MB PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-81906203871892969492009-02-12T09:31:00.000+11:002009-02-12T09:31:00.000+11:00From the year 1867 here's another perspective on t...From the year 1867 here's another perspective on the world in which we live:<BR/><BR/>"Owners of capital will stimulate the working class to buy more and more of expensive goods, houses and technology, pushing them to take more and more expensive credits, until their debt becomes unbearable. The unpaid debt will lead to bankruptcy of banks, which will have to be nationalised, and the State will Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-15959851133690661772009-02-12T08:56:00.000+11:002009-02-12T08:56:00.000+11:00Sorry, another clarification. As I read what the c...Sorry, another clarification. As I read what the cross bench senators are saying they want a broader scope for the package (Murray Basin, Unemployment, Green Technology) - as at least in part in the US. No one has been specific about Health IT that I know of - as opposed to the US. The Deloittes study suggests an extra $150M or so for 2-3 years - in the context of $42 Billion - not all that much.Dr David G More MB PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-13915299840302318982009-02-12T08:37:00.000+11:002009-02-12T08:37:00.000+11:00Thanks for the clarification. It is so easy for th...Thanks for the clarification. It is so easy for the real message to get mangled and buried in amongst all the references to what is happening in the US. <BR/><BR/>It is reassuring to learn that some of our Senators seem to "agree that we should have HealthIT as part of the package". Are you aware of any public statements to that effect?<BR/><BR/>It's hard to make an informed judgment regarding Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-5752963232480935832009-02-12T08:27:00.000+11:002009-02-12T08:27:00.000+11:00You seem to be missing my point. I think the Austr...You seem to be missing my point. I think the Australian package is too narrow - and some senators seem to agree - and think we should have Health IT as part of the package, among a broader range of initiatives. Health IT should not be done as it being done in the US but as Deloittes recommended for OZ.<BR/><BR/>David.Dr David G More MB PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-75549590470505950032009-02-12T08:05:00.000+11:002009-02-12T08:05:00.000+11:00I don't think we should be using what America does...I don't think we should be using what America does as a model for what Australia should do. What is there about the American health system that is so good we want to emulate it? How much money has America spent on RHIO's, heaps, and how many have failed, most, and the others have yet to prove they have achieved anything of value. America has a habit of throwing money and more money and more moneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com