tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.comments2024-03-18T10:18:32.702+11:00Australian Health Information TechnologyDr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger23684125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-91148212330032479792024-03-18T07:11:51.999+11:002024-03-18T07:11:51.999+11:00Was clear from the outset this would end in a mess...Was clear from the outset this would end in a mess. They allowed it out of the bottle, created a trend and market. Crime gangs could not have had a better outcome if they wrote the script. Still supports jobs and growth I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-56377488149608279292024-03-17T08:59:41.471+11:002024-03-17T08:59:41.471+11:00Great way to get hold of all that learning data to...Great way to get hold of all that learning data to train ML, develop operating models and quietly have those services outsourced to Microsoft or its partners. Remover if the product is free - you are the price being paid.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-22171834813750466402024-03-14T19:25:38.510+11:002024-03-14T19:25:38.510+11:00One thing I did enjoy in the NeHTA days was at lea...One thing I did enjoy in the NeHTA days was at least their workshops and events had rooms full of people who knew a thing or two and you always came away richer for the experience. <br /><br />This has all the hallmarks of a box ticking exercise with little substance or purpose.<br /><br />Like you David it the institution flaws not the individuals boldness I have issue withG. Carternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-26499923680775907892024-03-14T08:42:21.216+11:002024-03-14T08:42:21.216+11:00ADHA clutching at straws, still searching desperat...ADHA clutching at straws, still searching desperately for some believable use for the dinosaur.<br /><br />And failing yet again.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-28158121752034282552024-03-12T09:11:16.876+11:002024-03-12T09:11:16.876+11:00Talking about Beamtree...
It's run by a certa...Talking about Beamtree...<br /><br />It's run by a certain Mr Tim Kelsey.<br /><br />It seems to be a common trope. Early promise, never delivered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-71457897241343105622024-03-10T07:50:37.514+11:002024-03-10T07:50:37.514+11:00Excellent article, David. The common concern acros...Excellent article, David. The common concern across the board seems to be a lack of care in the underlying training data sets. This has been called out by those who comprehend such complicated matters and equally pushed to one side by those wishing to profit financially or just for a moment of fame.<br />Sarah Connernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-80739353878736037952024-03-08T16:14:06.093+11:002024-03-08T16:14:06.093+11:00IMO, the big problems with AI in healthcare are th...IMO, the big problems with AI in healthcare are that much of the data are opinions, change at different rates, can be contradictory and medical science, which informs decisions, is uncertain.<br /><br />Apart from that, who is responsible for the output? And who is responsible for decisions made using the output.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-9479552858850454352024-03-03T23:14:35.027+11:002024-03-03T23:14:35.027+11:00This weeks poll is interesting. The idea that havi...This weeks poll is interesting. The idea that having more data is better seems to be firmly believed by the "Anointed" who have been "helping" us sort out eHealth for the last 25 years and spending > $3 billion in the process. <br /><br />The motivation for me exploring eHealth was the sinking feeling when a patient brings in a 50mm pile of paper results, usually in random Andrew McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821423221138467536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-84803937059637278732024-03-02T11:31:33.949+11:002024-03-02T11:31:33.949+11:00re "New review unpacks what we know about jun...re "New review unpacks what we know about junk food and 32 health issues"<br />https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-01/junk-ultra-processed-food-health-outcomes-study/103526352<br /><br />What if the $3billion (and ongoing) that went on the My Health Record and ADHA had been spent on health education?<br /><br />Even it it achieved very little it would have been more than My Health Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-70974458761936685912024-03-01T14:37:54.342+11:002024-03-01T14:37:54.342+11:00"Watson snr thought he was in the tabulator-a..."Watson snr thought he was in the tabulator-and-punch-card business. Watson jnr understood that IBM’s actual business was information."<br /><br />In today's language<br /><br />"ADHA think they are in the business of technology and digital health. Healthcare professionals understand that their actual business is people"<br /><br />What is the evidence that digital health Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-9387904015010044472024-02-29T09:06:58.786+11:002024-02-29T09:06:58.786+11:00Beware a vendor making claims. The only thing they...Beware a vendor making claims. The only thing they are interested in is their own (financial) health.<br /><br />The reality is that most people aren't that interested in their health - they drink, eat too much and don't exercise.<br /><br />Of the remainder, most go to a regular GP who keeps their medical data and history.<br /><br />Of the remainder, they will try go to A&E or theirAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-91497329841944728882024-02-28T17:31:06.041+11:002024-02-28T17:31:06.041+11:00So, how is interoperability of consumer data going...So, how is interoperability of consumer data going?<br /><br />The parallels are remarkable and should be worrying for proponents of FHIR. A lot of time, money and goodwill is likely to be wasted unless something different happens with health data.<br /><br />Australia’s CDR-enabled digital economy has been strangled<br />https://www.innovationaus.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-13327881333055088862024-02-28T17:03:31.227+11:002024-02-28T17:03:31.227+11:00"The accepted definition of interoperability ..."The accepted definition of interoperability is the ability of two or more systems to exchange data and make use of the data"<br /><br />Sounds a bit like Twitter (now X). Anybody can contribute data, exchange it and make use of it.<br /><br />The problem is in the quality of the data - and that goes for health data and Twitter data.<br /><br />It's the old garbage in garbage out Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-9653118381524513942024-02-27T20:31:29.310+11:002024-02-27T20:31:29.310+11:00Oh Whoopdy Do!
Beautifully summarised David
Unim...Oh Whoopdy Do!<br /><br />Beautifully summarised David<br /><br />Unimagining Digital Health 2023 - 2028Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-71624435277573100362024-02-27T12:56:59.612+11:002024-02-27T12:56:59.612+11:00Ian, I think I was saying much the same!
David.
Ian, I think I was saying much the same!<br /><br />David.<br />Dr David G More MB PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-69947549963328179112024-02-27T10:08:49.497+11:002024-02-27T10:08:49.497+11:00Sorry to be so blunt David. Who is deluding who?
...Sorry to be so blunt David. Who is deluding who? <br /><br />This document is the same old repetitive stuff that has been churned our every few years to perpetuate the funding cycle. It has achieved nothing of note.<br /><br /> Industry does what industry does, it doesn't care what ADHA thinks or writes, it sees ADHA as relatively irrelevant. <br /><br />ADHA is like a 33rpm vinyl record withDr Ian Colcloughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-38872478568227041492024-02-27T09:24:28.682+11:002024-02-27T09:24:28.682+11:00What an excellent insight. As a proven and effecti...What an excellent insight. As a proven and effective leader and as a proven and competent manager I absolutely concur with your perspective. Steve Jobs understood. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-26705407690055145282024-02-26T09:17:47.747+11:002024-02-26T09:17:47.747+11:00This may provide a clue as to why My Health Record...This may provide a clue as to why My Health Record and Digital Health have stagnated over the past twelve years.<br /><br />The only people ADHA can hire are those who don't want to or can't work in jobs that actually deliver useful stuff.<br /><br />It starts at the top. This is from the CEO's bio<br /><br />Ms McGrath has a Bachelor of Arts from Macquarie University; and a Master ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-53339560085451077282024-02-25T10:45:26.430+11:002024-02-25T10:45:26.430+11:00The Chief Data and Analytics Officer of Commonweal...The Chief Data and Analytics Officer of Commonwealth Bank of Australia sits on the Board. Looking at the published material the company certainly see profit in further automation of the banking system especially with self-service customer products. “AI” seems to be a generic term for data analytics and machine learning with statistics. All good but in scheme of this technology, the articles is a Darren Pollocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-84866023608848556332024-02-22T18:30:26.872+11:002024-02-22T18:30:26.872+11:00You mean - Ignorance is bliss until they are caugh...You mean - Ignorance is bliss until they are caught telling lies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-36282571562861543082024-02-22T18:26:52.681+11:002024-02-22T18:26:52.681+11:00As the saying goes 'Ignorance is bliss'. ....As the saying goes 'Ignorance is bliss'. .... just like the UK Post Office scandal and the Robodebt scandal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-41958901242759754372024-02-22T18:24:15.815+11:002024-02-22T18:24:15.815+11:00Pounds to a gooseberry she hasn't had a carefu...Pounds to a gooseberry she hasn't had a careful look at her own MyHR and if she she hasn't understood what she is looking at and how useless it is. <br /><br />It's also most likely that the same can be said about most of the Se actors asking questions about the MyHR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-12716968231771291352024-02-22T06:39:55.484+11:002024-02-22T06:39:55.484+11:00Minsters are elected, few are qualified to hold su...Minsters are elected, few are qualified to hold such responsibility, even fewer would get an interview if the role was advertised. I think you’ll find Minsters spend their days dodging issues, so until that database becomes a political problem we are stuck with it. After all it’s not the Minister’s moneyG. Carternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-29854267640905310922024-02-20T10:38:49.953+11:002024-02-20T10:38:49.953+11:00"Consumer usage seems to slowing a little wit..."Consumer usage seems to slowing a little with 6 million data views in January. Sadly it is unclear just what data is being viewed."<br /><br />When you go to see your GP, their clinical system will probably try and access your MyHR, if you have one. This will be treated as an access. Is it useful? probably not, because your GP is the the one who inputs your Summary Record, if you have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-62670736743839266712024-02-18T13:42:45.783+11:002024-02-18T13:42:45.783+11:00The question was not as simple as good or evil.The question was not as simple as good or evil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com