United GPs slam PCEHR
October 17, 2013
Doctors groups from across
Australia have urged the new
government to address what they
say are major issues with the
Personally Controlled Electronic
Health Record, saying that the
Department of Health is not
listening to the concerns of people
actually using the system.
United General Practice Australia
issued a statement saying there is
currently no alignment between
registration of consumers and
actual meaningful use of the system
through engagement of the clinical
community and assurance of
improvement of health outcomes.
In Aug a number of key “clinical
leads” resigned from the National
E-Health Transition Authority, amid
“ongoing concerns and requests
for NEHTA and DoHA to review the
PCEHR development cycle”.
“E-Health and the PCEHR have the
potential to transform Australia’s
health system and provide
superior, safer and more efficient
healthcare” the groups said, adding
that this will only occur if clinicians
have input and there is full secure
messaging interoperability.
Prior to the election, new health
minister Peter Dutton flagged a
review of the PCEHR system, with
the doctors’ groups saying they
look forward to contributing.
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