Thanks Wal, so if they were "mature" would anyone of them solve the range of problems you have cited or do they bring in new issues. thanks jon Quoting Wal Tracey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Jon > HESA rejected these suggestions stating the technology was not > sufficiently advanced and pointed out that card readers are used in > Austria & South America therefore we are lagging behind !! > > Wal > > > > > On 23/01/2006, at 9:32 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Would iris identification, voiceprint identification or fingerprint > > identification get over all these obstacles? > > jon patrick > > Quoting Wal Tracey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > >> Stephen > >> Have a look at > >> > >> http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/providers/online_initiatives/ > >> electronic_referrals.htm > >> > >> This details the requirements for electronic referrals, pathology & > >> radiology requests. All require an individual certificate > >> > >> GP may require to use his individual certificate smart card in any of > >> the following locations > >> You would need to cart your card or USB key with you in the following > >> possible situations- > >> Consulting room > >> Treatment room - if it has a workstation > >> Branch practice > >> Nursing home > >> Hospital > >> Home visit > >> Residence - to do all the paperwork instead of watching TV or > >> drinking beer > >> Multiple practices in the case of floating locum > >> > >> This creates potential for mislaid cards > >> Card may also be lost , stolen or left at home and if you do not have > >> access to your card then you cease to communicate electronically > >> > >> I phoned HESA to ask about the lost card scenario and they said that > >> in this case they would send one by courier. I pointed out that this > >> may still take 2 days for Darwin or worse still for remote areas > >> They then muttered about letting Divisions distribute cards as they > >> now do for location certificates. This still does not deal with the > >> lost card in remote areas. > >> > >> Our practice would need a card reader in 5 consulting rooms and 2 > >> treatment rooms as well as a card reader for each of the 6 doctors > >> for use at home - their web site said they will only supply one card > >> reader per doctor > >> > >> I predict that there will be considerable resistance to the use of > >> card readers by GPs and even greater resistance from specialists. > >> The proposed changes to level 1 PIP payments for IT require GPs to > >> be capable of sending and receiving encrypted messages > >> > >> Surely we can come up with some better technology. > >> Could we not have a location certificate which authenticates the > >> practice and incorporate a log on PIN for doctors > >> I would rather memorize a 25 digit alphanumeric PIN than use their > >> card readers. > >> > >> HESA still does not have a Mac compatible card reader & I have > >> suggested to them that Mac users should take legal action in view of > >> the new PIP requirements claiming professional & financial > >> disadvantage. > >> > >> Wal > >> > >> > >> On 23/01/2006, at 10:03 AM, Andrew N. Shrosbree wrote: > >> > > > > > > -- > > Jon Patrick > > Chair of Language Technology > > School of Information Technologies > > University of Sydney > > Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > _______________________________________________ > > Gpcg_talk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk > > > -- Jon Patrick Chair of Language Technology School of Information Technologies University of Sydney Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
