Senate Estimates Gets Tetchy on E-Health and NEHTA. Some Truths Come Out! - medical center information, medical center, health care, disease, medical journal

There were some fun and games at the Community Affairs Senate Estimates hearing on February 10, 2010. The full transcript is here. http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/senate/commttee/S12751.pdf The cast was made up of Senators and the following luminaries from the Department of Health and Ageing. Ms Jane Halton – Departmental Secretary Ms Rosemary Huxtable, Acting Deputy Secretary Dr Penny Allbon – Director of the AHIW. Ms Jan Bennett, First Assistant Secretary Ms Liz Forman, Assistant Secretary, eHealth Branch The full exchanges are below for your reading pleasure: My comments, on what we have learned, are as follows. Comment 1: Good news it seems – at least the AIHW and NEHTA are working to get basic information standards in place. Comment 2: It is now totally clear that on July 1, 2010 there will be marginal to no change in the Australian Health System and that July 2 and many days and weeks to follow will be the same as June 30, 2010. The HI Service is to be phased in –…

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