Why Has This Just Not Been Done After Six Years of Trying? It Is Just A Joke!

The following report appeared in the Australian very recently.Victoria builds database of health products by: Karen Dearne From: The Australian October 31, 2011 12:00AM HEALTH Purchasing Victoria will spend $2.1 million building its own database of health products and suppliers, as state governments struggle to implement the National Product Catalogue intended as a single source of data. The NPC has been a key priority for the National e-Health...

Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 31st October, 2011.

Here are a few I have come across this week.Note: Each link is followed by a title and a few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.General CommentIt seems the Annual Report Season has struck with all sorts of reports covering the period to June 30, 2011 appearing on various sites.Additionally today is the day for...

AusHealthIT Poll Number 94 – Results – 31st October, 2011.

The question was:Will The DoHA/NEHTA Use of Rapid Delivery 'Tiger Teams' Lead to Stable, Implementable Standards for the PCEHR?You Bet-  3 (6%)Possibly-  0 (0%)Probably Not- 11 (22%)No Way-  35 (71%)Votes 49A very, very  clear  vote. 93% do not think the Tiger Teams are a real goer!Again, many thanks to those that voted! Dav...

The Personally Controlled EHR (PCEHR). Are There Some Deeper Implications For the Consumer-Clinician Interactions?

The following article appeared a few days ago in the MJA Insight.Sue Ieraci: Paternalism’s new practitioners24 October 2011WESTERN society’s view of doctors has changed substantially in the past few decades. What might previously have been regarded as special expertise and judgement is now seen as arrogance and paternalism.As more of the general population has access to education about their health, it is only appropriate that orthodox medicine should...

Weekly Overseas Health IT Links - 29 October, 2011.

Here are a few I have come across last week. Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.-----http://www.ehi.co.uk/news/mobile/7241/vocera-updates-mobile-comms-badgeVocera updates mobile comms badge17 October 2011   Shanna Crispin Futuristic mobile communications...