Our paper, and the accompanying draft code of practice (both of which are receiving support from a range of parties including other messaging system providers) aim to galvanise support for full adoption of
Tom, Can you set out the competitive framework implications (ACCC, Trade Practices etc) of healthlink's vision for Australian e-health? i.e where are the competitive pressures in your a system (price? quality of support?) and where would new messaging players enter the system (pitching to PMS vendors? GP's? Path labs?). Could I implement a fabulous HL7 interface, license it to a PMS vendor at a competitive price, and send messages through the Healthlink server? Even though everyone will be using HL7 in common, to what extent do you see messaging providers using common infrastructure (shared PKI address books etc). I'm not trying to have a go at Healthlink's right to earn a dollar - but a Code of Practice such as the one you are proposing may have competition implications and I would be interested in your plans on how to make sure the system does not degenerate into an anti-competitive playing field. Andrew _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
