Pharmacy Daily | PCEHR assurance

Richard Royle, who’s the head of the new enquiry into the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PD 04 Nov) says the probe has no intention of “killing off” the e-health system, but instead aims to ensure that the PCEHR forms the basis of a “useful and workable clinical tool”. Speaking on Fri in Perth at the HITWA 2013 conference hosted by the Health Informatics Society of Australia and the Health Information Management Association of Australia, Royle said the PCEHR is a “genuine opportunity to set up a system that can help all Australians with their healthcare,” but that usability and implementation issues need to be addressed to ensure health professionals have confidence in the system. He also confirmed that no public submissions will be accepted as part of the review due to the short timeframe for reporting, but instead written submissions will be taken from the 210 organisations already part of PCEHR consultation.

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