The surveyors know nothing about computers, but they dont have to, they only tick boxes.
The IT security section - Criterion 4.2.2 Information security is quite clear that backups, restorations, security ie Information Disaster Recovery Plan, Logs of Restoration, Logs of updates, Logs of Upgrades, IT security checklist - the GPCG one which is similar to the B4H and which is all documented in practice manual and is known by all staff when interviewed and the IT nominated person must know all. As to level of IT knowledge outthere amongst surveyors - very few know much, nor are many surveyors RNs so cannot possibly understand the new clinical implications for allied staff working in practices. It is not only IT. fee >-- Original Message -- >Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:41:52 +1000 >From: Greg Twyford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: General Practice Computing Group Talk <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] backup! >Reply-To: General Practice Computing Group Talk <[email protected]> > > >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
