PCEHR-Sustainability

PCEHR Sustainability As for benefits, if preople do not use it critical mass will never be attained to make it all worthwhile. This is pretty chicken & eggish, however that is where we are.

Agree with comments above. We must pilotlocally get the basics rights, then upscale using an ‘opt out’ system to ensurewe reach critical mass. Once this has been achieved then I'm sure there will bemany other issues to deal with, however I think to get across the line and moveto a PCEHR platform for every (majority) of Australians, even if it starts as avery basic system, I think is a monumental achievement in itself. Politically it is also important to get some runs on the board too. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that if big $$ are spent with little output, then future money will go other programs rather than eHealth and it will take a long time for the money to come back around again in the same place. Therefore on many levels it must work and must be sustainable. Sustainability is often gained by leveraging off bigger processes. I like Terry's thoughts about open source. This is a good means by which to ensure ongoing sustainably without having to have big $$ always propping up the process (which is clearly not sustainable) Andrew C.

DM Right now the DoHA CIO says the project will take a decade but the funding (which runs out out on the day before something is meant to go live -July 2012) is not committed and is dependent on showing it works etc. This is a model to ensure failure. If you were working this -would you not want some job security - the earliest that can now come is Budget time next year 2012 - 6 weeks before the funding dies!

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