I Think I Have Been Making This Point For Years - The myHR Does Not Know What It Wants To Be!

This appeared a few days ago.A GP diagnoses My Health Record's ills21 November 2017 COMMENTThe main problem is that it's a bureaucrat's solution which tries to be all things to all people, an anonymous GP writes.The MyHealth Record is like my garden. You can stick fancy plants in, ask people the flower they want to see blossom and plant those too. It needs money, too, but then it will look very pretty. Then, no matter what you do, the plants suddenly wilt and die and the garden is left barren.There is an alternative to health IT horticulture: you spend your time fertilizing the soil, digging it, nurturing the local ecosystem, and then sow tiny inexpensive seeds. Some germinate, grow and flower, some fail. But you learn what works.Last year we were nearly self-sufficient in vegetables and herbs all year. And that only took two years.How long has the My Health Record been going for now?The trouble is this: it's not a clinical record, nor is it a true patient record. It ’s... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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