> Simon James wrote: >Hi All, > >Currently rounding out an article on secure messaging and have a few >questions that I'm hoping may spark some inspiration and some interesting >discussion for the list. > >Brief responses to some or all of these questions will be most helpful (I >won't be quoting anyone without permission - off-list responses are fine >too). > >1. Is anyone aware of a lab that doesn't offer messages in HL7? > >
No. Gribbles, Dorevitch, Melbourne Path, and Bayside Path, and my 2 local radiology mobs all offer HL7 reports. >2. Is anyone in a practice where the number of result downloading programs >has recently consolidated? What prompted this and what solution was adopted? > > Yes. Our local Ophthalmology partnership, Southern Eye Centre, used to use a mob, emdat - they typed the dictated specialist reports and sent to GPs by encrypted email (the desktop icon was named emdat). Southern Eye have recently changed to using Argus. >3. Are GP list members making any headway with the task of getting >specialists to adopt secure messaging products? > Yes. In my Division (MPDGP) we have 150 GPs and 15 specialists using Argus (out of about 220 and 160). >Is low specialist uptake/interest the major stumbling block preventing secure >messaging from >proliferating in your area? > > Yes. >4. What secure messaging solutions are you using and what factors influenced >this decision? > > Argus: Free. Messages HL7 wrapped => appear in EHR holding file, and are automagically incorporated into the patient's file (letters tab). Acknowledgements. Other secure messaging systems installed include HealthLink, Promedicus, and eClinic. >5. For practices that are using secure messaging solutions, has the initial >time/financial investment paid off yet? If no, what timeframe do you >anticipate this occurring? > > Argus was free, and installed remotely by Argus techies => minimal outlay of time and no money, => nothing to recoup. John Mac _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
