Gpcg_talk Digest, Vol 7, Issue 43
I could hardly stop laughing when I read your
posting. Boy, if you ever do decide to stop doing the Argus thing,
you'll be in huge demand by the PR departments of the AWB and the Bush
administration. Your ability to turn bad news into good is just
stunning!
Lets bypass the 'insatiable demand for Argus
services' stuff (even though its completely at odds with every report
in the sector). Lets duck the 'barbed insults to your hard-working
competitors' who charge for their services (as Government clearly,
clearly wants us to do). Lets not dwell on the fact that Argus has
been (until recently when understandably they've gotten cold
feet) bankrolled by a large corporate that sits on your board. We'll
let go all the rest of the hype and schmooze and the 'Dorothy Dix'
question from Ollie but I have to ask.....
Why is it that all of the other parties in this
space are now working on interconnection and (sensibly) supporting the
direction set out by NEHTA and Argus is not? When Argus/Ross stould
up at the recent HL7 web services workshop and calmly announced he is
not in favour of service provider interconnection and instead wishes to
lead off in his own direction there was audible laughter.
For Ross to calmly state that "All these
jurisdictions accept our assurances that we will move to NeHTA
compliance when that is fully articulated, but in the meantime they
need to get on with it using a facility that is available and
affordable"is side-splitting stuff.
NEHTA compliant approaches are there right now.
The fact that "ArgusConnect"doesn't want to/is unable to deliver them
should be widely understood. All the superb PR spin in the world wont
save you from the consequences of your wish to avert NEHTA led collaborative development of standards and your
quiet and lonely walk into the wilderness.
Can't wait for the next installment.
Regards,
Tom Bowden, CEO HealthLink
