Hi Richard, I think it's actually the NHS-style wide-scale centralised thinking that's obsolete, or at least fanciful. Data and communication standards, the adoption of these standards, a free market, end-user education and time are what's needed.
Or a printer, a big envelope and a stamp. Regards, Simon -- Simon James Publisher Pulse+IT M: 0402 149 859 F: 02 9475 0029 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: http://www.pulsemagazine.com.au PO Box 7194 Yarralumla ACT 2600 > Think outside the square. Record transfer is totally obsolete. > > We should all be using a program like Profile, from a central server. > > Regards > > Richard > > On Thursday 12 July 2007 10:14, Chris Scott wrote: >> I'm interested in the views of the list members on the process of >> transferring patient records electronically between Practices. Given >> that most households move house once every four years and that Practices >> are becoming more electronic, the days of handing over a paper file are >> almost over. So if a patient goes to another practice how are records >> transferred now and what will this look like in the future? - The >> destination Practice might well have a different practice management >> system using different protocols and standards of course. >> >> Chris. >> >> Chris Scott >> >> Chief Information Officer >> >> Hunter Urban Division of General Practice >> >> Tel: 02 4925 2259 >> >> Mobile: 0413 945 564 >> >> Help Desk: 02 4929 1000 >> >> http://www.hudgp.org.au <blocked::http://www.hudgp.org.au/> >> >> >> NOTICE - This message (including any attached files) is intended only for >> the use of the addressee named above and may contain privileged and >> confidential information. >> >> If you are not the intended recipient of this message you must not >> disseminate, copy or take any action based upon it. If you received this >> message in error please notify the Hunter Urban Division of General >> Practice immediately (+61 2 4925 2259). >> >> Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, >> except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of the >> Hunter Urban Division of General Practice. > _______________________________________________ > 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
