[LINK] Your Medicare records online

[Dr Bob Jansen]

The other thing to remember is that there are in fact no proven cases  
of online medical records actually making things safer for patients. A  
double blind test of this would be interesting, if any ethics  
committee would approve it.

In terms of costs, having just implemented an electronic medical  
record system at a major public hospital, it is clear that costs saved  
in one area are merely spent on the IT infrastructure and running  
costs. So I would doubt the cost equation would come down in favour of  
such systems.

bobj

On 03/03/2010, at 10:22 AM, Jan Whitaker wrote:

> At 10:07 AM 3/03/2010, Ivan Trundle wrote:
>
>> I would hope that any policy formulation was developed for the
>> entire community, and with support from the whole community. It's
>> unlikely to be so if such a disparaging view is expressed of one  
>> cohort.
>
> Of course that cohort is the one that seems to lack social
> responsibility awareness until late 20s (hoon drivers), so I'd rather
> be a bit more conservative than let them drive this issue. This is a
> case where the elders have a broader experience of human nature and
> should be given the lead. Less access to and less exposure of one's
> information the better in this case.
>
> I think a simple example of "let's have your girlfriend who works at
> Medicare able to look up your STD record" would be enough to convince
> even the worst of the 'bullet proof' in that cohort. Or, how about
> let's look up the PMs health records. NO, wait, they're special and
> get pseudonymous protections. True story. I guess if they had to have
> the same risks as the rest of the community, they may think twice
> about their policies. When is someone going to pose that problem to
> Roxon? I wonder if she has anything to hide besides her address?
>
> Jan
>
>
>
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