tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post9068583466603130695..comments2024-03-29T09:18:22.495+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: The Department Of Health Fails To Hide The Evidence Of Its Technological Incompetence.Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-56561726195304081642018-04-07T10:32:26.897+10:002018-04-07T10:32:26.897+10:00Getting back to the less trivial.
Remember the le...Getting back to the less trivial.<br /><br />Remember the legislation, section "70 Disclosure for law enforcement purposes, etc.<br /><br />(1) The System Operator is authorised to use or disclose health information included in a healthcare recipient’s My Health Record if the System Operator reasonably believes that the use or disclosure is reasonably necessary for one or more of the Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-54038267459807930672018-04-06T09:39:47.773+10:002018-04-06T09:39:47.773+10:00Maybe they are just trying to make opt-out more di...Maybe they are just trying to make opt-out more difficult. They won't be doing a mass publicity campaign and it could be possible that this virtual assistant stunt makes things hard and cumbersome to opt-out.<br /><br />The idea could be that people would be less inclined to opt-out from what looks like a scheme for the government to grab as much data as they can to link with ATO and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-14734300647270027882018-04-06T08:04:50.205+10:002018-04-06T08:04:50.205+10:00If we are already having to invest in this technol...If we are already having to invest in this technology through the NDIS, why then are we now having to fund the same exploring work through ADHA? If NDIS can get it working then it should be relatively simple to then train the technology to learn the GovHR needs. However where the NDIS has a defensible business case do to the expected number of public interactions, I think the ADHA might find not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-79817688739999293332018-04-06T06:35:35.028+10:002018-04-06T06:35:35.028+10:00The spokesperson said the ADHA's solution woul...The spokesperson said the ADHA's solution would respond to questions in real-time using natural language, and would be hosted on ADHA’s infrastructure or within an Australian data centre.<br /><br />Don't expect it to be available or reliable much of the time then, ADHA can't keep its infrastructure working long enough to be of use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-48042292157529974882018-04-05T20:37:26.842+10:002018-04-05T20:37:26.842+10:00What a great idea to have a virtual assistant/avat...What a great idea to have a virtual assistant/avatar to help navigate the My Health Record!<br />If she is female, perhaps her name can be called MYRA (My Record Assistant).<br />If he is male, well, what better role model than a tiny version of The Incredible Man (TinyTIM).<br /><br />TinyTIM: Hi there, can I help you?<br />Consumer: Why doesn't my record have my medications listed in it? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-77375973657218247382018-04-05T16:33:53.558+10:002018-04-05T16:33:53.558+10:00'Automating Inequality': Algorithms In Pub...'Automating Inequality': Algorithms In Public Services Often Fail The Most Vulnerable<br /><br />https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2018/02/19/586387119/automating-inequality-algorithms-in-public-services-often-fail-the-most-vulnerab<br /><br />...automated systems used by the government to deliver public services often fall short for the very people who need it mostAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-68147026325935884412018-04-05T15:03:10.355+10:002018-04-05T15:03:10.355+10:00I wonder what gender the assistant will be? Or wil...I wonder what gender the assistant will be? Or will it be a paper clip? And more importantly - whyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-56271794180149983262018-04-05T13:48:45.642+10:002018-04-05T13:48:45.642+10:00Re the redevelopment of the myhealthrecord.gov.au ...Re the redevelopment of the myhealthrecord.gov.au portal, here are a few guesses (nobody has told me anything)<br /><br />The technical side is probably all up and working, the problem is with the content.<br /><br />Nobody at ADHA knows enough about how the myhr works to change or add to the content.<br /><br />They don't yet know how the opt-out process is going to work.<br /><br />I'veBernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-50824424795606682022018-04-05T10:43:31.177+10:002018-04-05T10:43:31.177+10:00And almost a year in the interoperability strategy...And almost a year in the interoperability strategy, we will be opening hospitals on Mars before ADHA delivers. It is a good job Nehta left Tim so many ‘in-progress’ projects otherwise all we would have is a lot of travel expenses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-62471421803133619122018-04-05T10:12:13.221+10:002018-04-05T10:12:13.221+10:00Meanwhile, back to the trivial:
Another month, an...Meanwhile, back to the trivial:<br /><br />Another month, another non-delivery of the myhealthrecord.gov.au website redevelopment.<br /><br />https://aushealthit.blogspot.com.au/2018/02/it-looks-like-telstra-health-developed.html?showComment=1519628280780#c600411810537646386<br /><br />Two months late on a three month contract.Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-58139471700915951442018-04-05T09:49:44.475+10:002018-04-05T09:49:44.475+10:00Something a little less trivial.
Centrelink robo-...Something a little less trivial.<br /><br />Centrelink robo-debt program accused of enforcing 'illegal' debts <br />https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/apr/04/centrelink-robo-debt-program-accused-of-enforcing-illegal-debts<br /><br />"The Turnbull government’s robo-debt program involves enforcement of “illegal” debts that in some cases are inflated or nonexistent, a Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-87900306973308087692018-04-05T06:52:33.180+10:002018-04-05T06:52:33.180+10:00In isolation this seems trivial. However, there is...In isolation this seems trivial. However, there is a pattern emerging consisting of lots of 'cracks' appearing, be it poorly treated and disgruntled staff, senior staff leaving at a critical moment, systems failing, information not being maintained, the list goes on. Put these together, it does appear to be a significant risk emerging. <br /><br />It was a big ask of the ADHA to discover Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-55496492169193919302018-04-04T19:57:28.025+10:002018-04-04T19:57:28.025+10:00This is what happens when you dismantle one organi...This is what happens when you dismantle one organisation and all its little obligations and purpose and replace it with a new one that is focused on marketing and the like. We head into opt out with obviously no system engineering capability. I wonder if the Timmy crew even know what a browser is let along a portal. I think this should be looked at rather quickly minister before you sign off on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-65435625019347875172018-04-04T19:22:51.672+10:002018-04-04T19:22:51.672+10:00@5:13, either way it is a clear sign things are br...@5:13, either way it is a clear sign things are broken and it is evident that perhaps clinically, security, privacy, technically and politically this is not a good thing to conscript every citizen up to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-5069643192244985492018-04-04T17:19:19.073+10:002018-04-04T17:19:19.073+10:00Trust is earned with difficulty and lost with ease...Trust is earned with difficulty and lost with ease. The Department is not exactly engendering trust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-7120856449207536812018-04-04T17:13:21.577+10:002018-04-04T17:13:21.577+10:00Talking about technical (in)competence....
This i...Talking about technical (in)competence....<br /><br />This is an interesting page:<br /><br />Compatible browsers<br />https://myhealthrecord.gov.au/internet/mhr/publishing.nsf/Content/compatibility-browsers<br /><br />It has this wonderful statement:<br />"It is recommended that users take reasonable steps to monitor and maintain their security online. This includes keeping your operating Bernard Robertson-Dunnhttp://www.problemsfirst.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-42627386334337458852018-04-04T16:51:02.810+10:002018-04-04T16:51:02.810+10:00Looks a lot like ball tampering by the department....Looks a lot like ball tampering by the department. As for the ADHA, but the sounds of it they struggle with a local IT setup, not sure they should go anywhere near this sort of thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com