Newspaper Article--Health records rollout 'lacking in standards'

Source: The Australian  13 September 2011 page 30

Notes:

• Personal e-health records not standards lead to massive costs and risks
• Technical standards not be decided, important to have reference to appropriate standards for such national project.   
• Ongoing costs are high.
•  The Medical Association concerned about key issues.
• Electronic records are good to share information but not only source.
• Doctor said patient can edit from system will end up usefulness.

Summary:

The revised concept of operations for personal e-health record system did not have standards would lead to massive costs and risks. The technical standards of the document are not decided yet. An MSIA representative indicated that such a national project need to reference to appropriate standards.
Onging costs will be high.  The Medical Association concerned that key issue had not be listed and said that electronic records were good to share information but not the only accurate source for doctors.  Doctor said that patient could edit personal record from system will end up information usefulness.

Personal Reflections:

I seldom use e-health system before.  I thinks if the information can be secured correctly input. It can help doctors to get patients detail more easily.  Of course, government should carefully plan before any program implement. Otherwise it will waste a lot of money.  The recent government seems did not take a serious look before decision such as asylum seeker's issue.