Depends on the GP's and what they do as to whether they need faster access. I have several clinics who could not now live without ADSL2 which goes against your -'no one is doing' remark :)
Case 1 -travel doctors who look up, up to the minute advise from travelex.com. They used to have to wait for the pages to load wasting valuable time in consults. So the push from their existing 512/128 connection to ADSL2 speeds was eased by B4H. Case 2. -home visits by nurse with laptop to do care plans, using NextG mobile card and VPN-ing back into clinical app. Without fixed IP this would be unreliable. Without their ADSL2 connection @ 16mb/1mb it would be slow. Case 3 -remote clinic linked by IPSec vpn back to main clinic via B4H connection, again ADSL2. The remote clinic then gets to use the same clinical DB, not possible with a 512/128 connection. Case 4 -nearly all my clients use vpn's from home to check the odd path result that is nagging away in their mind after dinner. Not possible without a decent connection which B4H has introduced them to. The good thing is most of my clients got a great snapgear firewall courtesy of the govt and when B4H finishes they will be able to keep their current speeds but pay less per month as the B4H prices were fixed 2 or so years ago. So I feel B4H has benefitted GP's. Andrew.C -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Twyford Sent: Wednesday, 27 June 2007 11:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; General Practice Computing Group Talk Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] B4H Oliver Frank wrote: > James wrote: > >> A internet plan and the B4H subsidy/incentive are two separate things. > > I know that. > >> Internode would be happy to supply your services for ever. > > I know that too, and intend to keep using Internode when the BFH subsidy > ends. However, when that happens, I will downgrade our plan with > Internode to the slowest cheapest one available, because the relatively > fast (for Australia) and expensive one that BFH pays for is much more > than we actually need. > Oliver, Absolutely correct. There was never any realistic scopng about what GPs would need or use when B4H was set-up. Lots of mumbo-jumbo about telemedicine and high-end stuff no one is doing, the need for business grade connections and carrier-level firewalls, with subsequent admissions that you should always rely on your own security anyway. A few GPs have made use of the static IP address for VPNs and remote access, but the majority would be served by the 512/128 $40 a month plan I've recommended to a number of practices, and that I use myself. 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
