As far as I know this is not on NeHTA's radar. Michael
David More wrote: > Hi David, > > So the argument for serious functional certification and accreditation > of GP (and specialist and hospital) systems firms. > > I wonder is NEHTA (or anyone else) getting its / their act together on this? > > Cheers > > David > > ---- > Dr David G More MB, PhD, FACHI > Phone +61-2-9438-2851 Fax +61-2-9906-7038 > Skype Username : davidgmore > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > HealthIT Blog - www.aushealthit.blogspot.com > > > On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 16:42:47 +1000, David Guest wrote: >> Horst Herb wrote: >>> So is mine. >>> Would be most happy for national benchmarking parameters - as long as > we can ensure a non-punitive system, else we will see doctors forging > parameters just >>> to appear "good" >>> >> I have no experience of it (yet) but I understand the National > Collaboratives Program is a worthwhile undertaking. >> >> I had a validation today. No, that's not it. Maybe it was intervention. > No, that's not it either. Ah yes, it was an accreditation. We passed > with drooping >> colours. We would have failed under the Third Edition Standards. That's > the one where you have to make sure your patients attend for pathology, > radiology, >> specialist appointments and general recalls. It seems to me that this > makes a computerised medical record compulsory. Apparently, MD3 would > fail as well. >> Their recall function moves patients from the "Recall" list to the > "Action" list when the function is activated. If the patient fails to > present for the >> requested activity, the "Recall" drops out of the system exposing the > practice to potential litigation. >> >> My colleagues think this is bunkum but the lawyers like it a lot. >> >> David >> >> P.S. Job wanted for computer literate GP. Level of responsibility > limited to his own actions. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Gpcg_talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
