Tim and All "Their strategy: goals of messaging standards, EHR standards, unique patient and provider identifiers, universal clinical terminologies and so on - they all seem sound to me - those are roughly the things that I would identify as needing to be addressed. It is just *how* NEHTA is going about achieving those goals with which I have a problem."
Not to argue semantics - but I see the focus on these building blocks - without having a concept of what the house is to look like as extremely problematic. As it happens every nation I know of that has thought about this has come up with the same list (messaging, identifiers and terms) and I see them a critically necessary but not sufficient. We still need systems and applications to take advantage of what I see as just essential shared infrastructure Attempting to sideline the MSIA is just dumb - and, like Horst and yourself I believe, I find their modus operandi just offensive for a public entity. 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 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:12:39 +1000, Tim Churches wrote: > Horst Herb wrote: >> On Wednesday 06 June 2007, Tim Churches wrote: >>> NEHTA, your tactics are terrible! But your strategy is pretty good, I think. >>> >> >> Are you trying to say not having a real strategy is a good strategy? This >> time you really have lost me. >> >> The dictionary (WordNet 2.0) defines strategy as "an elaborate and systemic >> plan of action". Could you identify one? >> > > We could argue forever over the semantics and senses of the words strategy > and tactics, but I have taken "strategy" to broadly mean *what* one wants to do, > and *tactics* to broadly mean *how* one achieves those goals. > >> The only strategy I could identify is "achieve a monopolistic situation by >> some mighty industrial player who will solve all our IT problems and implement >> our grandiose plan" >> > > That does seem to be the worrying thrust of their tactics. > >> Tactics seem to be "eradicate all small players in that software market,, set unrealistic goals and timeframes and procrastinate any immediate or short >> term workable solutions". >> > > I'm not sure that active eradication of small players is part of their > tactics, but ignoring small local players in favour of large foreign software vendors > does seem to be part of the NEHTA game plan (tactics). > >> My impression was that their tactics are noxious but effective - it is the >> strategy that is harming us somewhat terrible. >> > > Their strategy: goals of messaging standards, EHR standards, unique patient > and provider identifiers, universal clinical terminologies and so on - they all > seem sound to me - those are roughly the things that I would identify as > needing to be addressed. It is just *how* NEHTA is going about achieving those goals > with which I have a problem. > > Tim C > _______________________________________________ > Gpcg_talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk > > __________ NOD32 2310 (20070605) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com
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