Re: [GPCG_TALK] Encouraging other parts of the health system to communicate electronically

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:28:58 -0800


On 24/03/2006, at 9:50 AM, Oliver wrote:

Dear colleagues,

In the north eastern suburbs of Adelaide we are working hard to get local specialists and others to start communicating with us electronically, specifically by using Argus.  Our local Division (Adelaide North East) is supporting this.  Every time I refer a patient to a specialist outside the north eastern suburbs, I preface my referral letter with information very similar to that which is below, and we are getting a fair bit of interest from many of the specialist practices.  

It is interesting to hear about the difficulties that some of them are discovering.  One practice is still using Windows NT and has to upgrade from that in order to be able to start using Argus.  Others have to talk to their software suppliers about configuring their systems to be able to use Argus.  Some others have said that our suggestion has come at a very good time, just when they are wanting  to increase their use of electronic systems and their Web presence.  One specialist practice is about to install Genie, which thanks to Paul Carr's good work is already well integrated with Argus.  Overall the feeling that I am getting is that there is a huge interest in moving on from paper and fax, and that a lot of that movement is about to happen.

What's left is to get our hard-pressed public hospitals into gear with this.  Today I have written to our local Repat hospital to give them a nudge towards the 21st century - the text is below.


Oliver Frank, general practitioner
255 North East Road, Hampstead Gardens
South Australia 5086
Ph. 08 8261 1355  Fax 08 8266 5149
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Oliver 
We have about 43 installations to date in the NT including allied health (physios, podiatrists, psychologists)
The main difficulty with the specialists is the profusion of specialist packages very few of which are able to use Argus.
Were you aware that ArgusConnect have provided ArgusWord which overcomes this. They have to cut and paste letter into their system but seems to be accepted by most of them.

We were fortunate in managing to obtain the financial involvement of the NT Health Department in the P2P project. This resulted in a meeting with the right people(decision makers) and subsequently meeting with the head of programming of their software supplier. We are within weeks of being able to send and receive Argus messages between GPs specialists & hospital.

I liked your message in the letter to RGH


Wal


Wal Tracey

Norpalms

25 Barker Road

Howard Springs


Ph 08 89831416

Fx  08 89814752

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