From: Tom Bowden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, 1 November 2006 9:02 AM
> HealthLink now connects more than 60% of Australian GPs
Let's add some more to flesh out this statement, to try to make the
picture more complete:
"HealthLink now connects more than 60% of Australian GPs", most of whom
are completely unaware that they are using HealthLink. This is mostly
because HealthLink has been installed on GPs' practice computer systems
by somebody else, usually a pathology practice or medical imaging
practice, often without any knowledge or involvement by the GPs. One
could say that this is a good thing, because there is no reason why GPs
should or would want to know about all this techo stuff, or one could
say that it is a bad thing, because GPs have proprietary software
performing unknown and unverifiable functions on their servers. GPs
have not actively chosen to use HealthLink. It was chosen by other
parties in the health system, for reasons which those other parties have
not explained to or discussed with GPs.
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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