The most significant two way system in WA is likely to be the EGRRS experience with Medical Objects but it's very early days yet. Uses HeSA PKI.
I guess I'd make the comment that you can only use what's available to you at the time. HealthLink works well now, is already installed in a high percentage of practices in WA and is cheaper, faster and more convenient than post or fax. I don't think it's the "final solution" by any stretch of the imagination. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Twyford Sent: Monday, 12 December 2005 12:21 PM To: General Practice Computing Group Talk Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] Saving an email into EHR Bruce Jenkins wrote: > The usual model is - sender pays (pathology, hospital etc) IN WA > HealthLink covers the majority GPs. System needs client software on > the GP system. Promedicus, Medical Objects and Argus also work to a > similar model. Bruce, I'd suggest this works fine where the traffic is mainly one way, and we have a semi-corporate or corporate entity, for whom there is a significant advantage in reducing their unit delivery costs via such systems, because they have the volume. On the other hand do lots of WA specialists and GPs exchange referrals and reports to each other yet? Here the traffic is two-way and the advantages for either party only becomes apparent if most of their business partners use the same system as they do. The other factor is Medicare Australia's requirement for the signing of electronic referrals with their HeSA signing keys, which are yet to be used by most health professionals. This will limit the uptake of pathology/radiology referrals electronically, as much as with other speciality areas. There is lots to be done in this area yet. Oh, and then there's standards, so everyone can play. Let's see how Healthlink goes with supporting HeSA signing keys and their proprietary encryption. Greg -- Greg Twyford Information Management & Technology Program Officer Canterbury Division of General Practice E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph.: 02 9787 9033 Fax: 02 9787 9200 PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL *********************************************************************** The information contained in this e-mail and their attached files, including replies and forwarded copies, are confidential and intended solely for the addressee(s) and may be legally privileged or prohibited from disclosure and unauthorised use. If you are not the intended recipient, any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and/or publication or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance upon this message or its attachments is prohibited. All liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. *********************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
