Greg The GPCG security guidelines do say that when GPs are not sure, they should get professional IT advice. This is specifically referred to in the section on practices having IT 'coordinators', i.e. a person who rings for technician help.
Do GPs know when they are not sure? Well, do they know if they should be managing a patient who might possibly have appendicitis? Do they have the insight to know when to refer to a surgeon? It's the same thing. We have to rely on people knowing their limitations. Most GPs should know that their knowledge of IT is VERY limited, and all practices should have professional IT support. Peter -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Twyford Sent: Monday, 26 March 2007 10:42 AM To: General Practice Computing Group Talk Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] backup! Horst Herb wrote: > http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/03/22/1174153207365.html > > Horst Horst, This is the register's version of events. Much less flattering. > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/21/alaskan_billion_dollar_wipe/ I had a GP in distress after her accreditation survey over being taken to task over not having test backups mentioned in her security manual. Fine, except they aren't in the RACGP standards, so what is the basis for the surveyor's view? Yes I've had GPs overwriting new data with old, trying to do the right thing. The real problem is that the GPCG security guidelines, on which the college's standards are based, didn't say 'And if you don't have training in IT, pay for someone who does to do these critical tasks'. As a result we have lots of practices where GPs try to do things they know nothing about and corrupt data, break servers, etc. No one wants to frighten the horses, not the college, not the government, not the late GPCG. Nor do the surveyors necessarily know any more about IT than the GPs whose practices they are surveying. Which makes it all a bit of a joke in my view. Greg -- Greg Twyford Information Management & Technology Program Officer Canterbury Division of General Practice E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph.: 02 9787 9033 Fax: 02 9787 9200 PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL *********************************************************************** The information contained in this e-mail and their attached files, including replies and forwarded copies, are confidential and intended solely for the addressee(s) and may be legally privileged or prohibited from disclosure and unauthorised use. If you are not the intended recipient, any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and/or publication or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance upon this message or its attachments is prohibited. All liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. *********************************************************************** _______________________________________________ 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
