Wal Tracey wrote:
If we continue to allow these halfwits to tell us what we can and cant
do we may as well give up and go back to paper records.
Medicare Australia has created a precedent by allowing the P2P project
participants in the NT to send electronic referrals without a follow up
hard copy.
I believe that this only came about when it was pointed out to them on a
teleconference how ridiculous this regulation is when we are trying to
achieve saving in time and benefit the environment by reducing our use
of paper- oh yes and better outcomes for patients through more efficient
communication.
Some of us have been flouting their stupid regulations for years by
sending electronic faxed referrals & no follow up and will continue to
do so.
These people must be treated with the contempt they deserve and their
regulations must be publicly ridiculed until they slither off and change
the regulations.
Another article on the front page of the Australian may be appropriate
to further the debate
( see 'Unencrypted medical records email is like using postcard,says
doctor' The Australian, IT Today, Tuesday July 18 2006)
AMA is also seeking clarification as to how long hard copy patient
records must be retained after being scanned into
a patient’s electronic record. Procedures for scanning and electronic
storage of paper referrals or requests are also
addressed in the Electronic Transactions Act 1999. For further details
visit
I was under the impression that an electronic copy of a document was a
legal document under the Electronic Transmissions Act
Wal,
I had to eat my words a few months ago when I made a similar statement,
to the effect that no-one would use HeSA individual keys. Andrew
Macintyre from Medical Objects took exception as they have about 1500
users on the Sunshine Coast, and some other sites, using MO and doing it
with the keys.
I subsequently trialled the GP and specialist bits of the product
[Trinity and Capricorn] and found them to be simple and impressive in
their operation.
If your 'electronic' transmission in your project is by fax or Argus, as
I suspect, have a chat to Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] as their
technology is worth a look. I am familiar with Argus, I am an accredited
Argus installer, I am using it for our Cardiab-Argus diabetes data
project, but still think MO is worth a look, if only increase your
awareness of what is on offer. Argus will have individual key
functionality restored, I'm told.
Despite their achievements getting a big increase in the usage of one
clinical exchange technology, or another, between GPs, specialist and/or
hospitals is some way off, I believe.
Greg
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Canterbury Division of General Practice
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