Hi Tom, Thanks for the comments.
I think NEHTA needs to be public so it will be more accountable, transparent etc Freedom of Information would apply - no more secret reports etc. There would also be budget accountability if public so where money was being directed would be clearer. As a national entity I can also see no good reason for this private company model - given its almost regulatory role. Has anyone seen an explanation of why this step was taken - I must say I have not. It also needs to be able to get legislation done which is very hard if you are not a government entity. Privacy and some standards may very well need to legislatively managed - or at least the threat of such! Note this is only one of six or seven things I think are needed to get the E-Health agenda back on track. 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 Tue, 2 Jan 2007 07:10:07 +1300, Tom Bowden wrote: > Happy New Year to Health IT Aficionados, > > For those of us not at the beach or lakeside, perhaps some who like myself > are working on projects in Canada, it is a busy time of year, but not one without > interesting diversions. I wonder who has been keeping an eye on David More's > blogspot. http://www.aushealthit.blogspot.com/ > > I have been reading over summer about the power of blogs and I am intrigued > at how their use is changing our daily lives... apparently George Bush's > plummeting popularity is accelerating because of the effect of blogs. Their > instant communications ability is changing the media paradigm almost overnight. > > In any event, David's latest blog is one serious bit of straight talkin' - A > fairly sobering read about the state of things in Australian health IT and a > withering assessment of NEHTA's achievements thus far. Take a look, it asks > all the hard questions.... > > A question for you though David: You seem to believe returning NEHTA to the > public sector accountability and view a "root and branch review" as essential. > Why is this the best course of action? > > David, whether you are right on the cure, your diagnosis certainly has a ring > of truth about it. Australian health IT is languishing and without a "More > direct approach" to solving the problems, please excuse the pun, it will > certainly stay that way. > > All the best for 2007, > > Tom Bowden > CEO HealthLink > > > __________ NOD32 1951 (20070101) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
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