Greg Twyford wrote:

> Certainly the NSW Alliance of Divisions of GP is thinking in terms of
> a single interface point with NSW Health's system. Now I know why. You
> may dial in your own degree of scepticism, as you see fit.
>
> In the meantime the little guys can do whatever they want.

Until such times as they are crushed.

I am sure the market will reduce to at most three or four players. Who
will they be? Healthlink, eClinic, Medical Objects, ProMedicus, Argus,
Medemail? It's looking like the Northern Rivers region is to become part
of the Medical Objects camp.

I believe the competitive markets favoured by the Feds for service
delivery (think worker's compensation, the Jobs Network, Child Care,
Aged Care, etc., etc.) may be flawed when it comes to medcomms. Network
externalities do not apply to these other areas but in comms it will
fairly quickly reduce to one dominant group unless there is insistence
that functional gateways between the top few players are maintained. Is
that part of the NSW Health contract?

David


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