Mr Swan May Be The World’s Best Treasurer But He Really Should Stick To The Economy!

Here is what happens when people speak outside their zone of competence.Swan warns men of prostate 'silent killer' Jessica WrightDecember 30, 2011 Acting Prime Minister Wayne Swan has urged Australian men over 50 to make an unusual but important resolution for the New Year - a trip to the doctor for a prostate exam.Mr Swan, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2001 and lost his father to the disease, visited the Princess Alexandra Hospital in...

An Appendix To My Senate Submission With The Bare Bones Of A Possible New Direction.

I felt there was a need to say what I would like to see happen - after being critical of what has happened to date:Here is a first DRAFT!Appendix 1.In this section I offer a series of suggestions which might be adopted to recover the present unsatisfactory situation.Guiding Overall Objectives:The 2 guiding overall objectives are:1. To empower and enable clinicians to deliver better, evidence-based, co-ordinated, informed and planned care through...

Near Final Draft of Submission to The Senate Community Affairs Committee - For Comments Please!

(Note - This Version adds an Issue 6, provides an update on the PIA, and has an enhanced conclusion and puts some links in an Appendix. with some extra points on next steps and why they will be hard!)Submission to The Senate Community Affairs CommitteeEnquiry on Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011 and the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Bill 2011.Submissions due January 12, 2012.Terms...

Happy Christmas To All!

Best wishes for the Christmas period and have a great 2012!Dav...

A Little Post Christmas Reading - A Privacy Impact Statement on the PCEHR.

This has just appeared - issued when hoping we were all not watching it seems:Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) - Privacy Impact Assessment ReportPrivacy Impact Assessment on the PCEHR systemA detailed Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) into the PCEHR system has been undertaken by Minter Ellison Lawyers and Salinger Privacy. The PIA report made 112 recommendations.Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) - Privacy...

This Really Is An Article That Is Too Important To Ignore. The PCEHR Program As Presently Conceived Is Clearly In Its Death Throes.

The following article appeared today.Patient safety a mystery at Health by: Karen Dearne From: Australian IT December 23, 2011 6:00AM THE federal Health department is in the dark about patient safety implications in its introduction of the personally controlled e-health record program. The department is responsible for the rollout of the Gillard government's half-billion-dollar system, and is now in a rush to have it operational...