The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
December 08, 2022 Edition ----- Sadly the war in Ukraine drags on and it really seems the Allies are not trying hard enough to win as Ukraine is reduced to rubble – just horrible! In Australia we are moving into the Summer Torpor while there are all sorts of things unresolved and we are facing some real economic issues in 2023 as well as a real energy crisis looming in the next few months…. - (Source: Australian Health Information Technology)
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - December 8, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

Do You Think This Digital Health Push Will Lead Any Where Useful?
This popped up last week: Opinion: It's time to shift the dial on digital health By Khaled Chakli, Director of Leadership& Policy, Australasian Institute of Digital Health Friday, 25 November, 2022 It is the right of every Australian to expect a consumer-centric, connected and digitally capable healthcare system. Australia ’s pandemic response proved that it’s possible. Digital enablement (Source: Australian Health Information Technology)
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - December 8, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

It Seems There Are More And More Noticing What A Fiasco The #myHR Actually Is And Wondering Where To Next?
This appeared last week: My Health Record struggles to be useful for patients Tom Burton Government editor Nov 30, 2022 – 4.28pm Poor uploading of pathology and diagnostic imaging reports, lack of participation by specialists and clunky interoperability between clinical systems continue to hamper uptake of My Health Record, with only about a quarter of registered users participating in the (Source: Australian Health Information Technology)
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - December 7, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

Commentators and Journalists Weigh In On Digital Health And Related Privacy, Safety, Social Media And Security Matters. Lots Of Interesting Perspectives - December 06, 2022.
----- This weekly blog is to explore the news around the larger issues around Digital Health, data security, data privacy, AI / ML. technology, social media and any related matters. I will also try to highlight ADHA Propaganda when I come upon it. Just so we keep count, the latest Notes from the ADHA Board were dated 6 December, 2018 and we have seen none since! It ’s pretty sad! Note: (Source: Australian Health Information Technology)
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - December 6, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 05 December, 2022.
Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment. General Comment ----- Lots of NBN news this week with more discussion of what a waste of time and space the MyHR is. (Source: Australian Health Information Technology)
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - December 5, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs