Apparently NEHTA conducted a Stakeholder Reference Forum on March 18, 2009.
Just yesterday – some six weeks later – we get a 1 and a quarter page summary of the proceedings!
Outcome statement of the Stakeholder Reference Forum March 18, 2009
Opening by the CEO
NEHTA CEO Peter Fleming opened the meeting and advised that six Reference Groups had been formed and that the first NEHTA Reference Group Co-Chair meeting took place on Tuesday 17 March 2009.
· Diagnostic Services Reference Group:
· Medications Management
· Identification and Access Reference Group
· Continuity of Care
· Terminology Services
· Architecture and Technology
In an operational update he said by the end of 2009 the IHI, HPI, HPI-O and the National Authentication Service for Health (NASH) would be technically sound. Work has also begun in conjunction with Jurisdictions regarding the National Product Catalogue.
A notable achievement within NEHTA was the offer and acceptance to join the Standards Australian IT 14 Committees. It is NEHTA’s intention that NETHA specifications will be passed through various standards bodies to become NEHTA standards over time. This is essential work and NEHTA will work with IT-14 and Standards Australia to ensure NEHTA is moving in the right direction.
NEHTA is to have an integrated work plan to look not only at NEHTA dependencies and key activities but also those which are happening in Australian healthcare nationally in both public and private sectors. Mr Fleming said NEHTA was working to ensure the work plan aligned with the National E-Health Strategy.
Unique health identification services
CEO Peter Fleming introduced Stephen Johnston, the new Head of Infrastructure Services who will lead the foundation projects of unique health identification and national authentication.
There was discussion around the use of IHI, HPI and HPI-O in collaborative projects at the end of 2009. It was agreed that a comprehensive FAQ for the UHI Service be developed to assist transparency and understanding.
New Architecture Blueprints
Members were updated on the blueprints for e-health which are in development. The Architecture team has finalised the initial suite of three ready for public launch in May.
The blueprints are: Care Continuum, Infrastructure and Community Architecture.
Australian Health Ministers’ (AHMC) communiqué
A discussion was held around the March communiqué from AHMC, in regard to the development of identifiers legislation. A period of public consultation is likely to commence in June.
Engagement framework
Capgemini gave a presentation on the development of an engagement framework for NEHTA. This will be used to ensure all stakeholder groups are informed and included in the work program.
2009 SRF meeting dates:
July 22, 2009
November 18, 2009
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This document really needs close reading. Close review yields the following.
First we are now promised the IHI and Authentication Systems will be ‘Technically Sound’ by the end of 2009. Operational date seems to be slipping further into the future or I am sure it would be made clear if there was any confidence in the date of actual operational delivery!
Second we now see work is to begin with the States on the National Product Catalogue. NEHTA was meant to have delivered this years ago. Where is the explanation of the delays?
Third we learn that after 5 years of existence NEHTA has now figured out it needs to actually engage – and has hired a consultant to help. Seems to me if a CEO can’t work out who an organisation’s stakeholders are and how to engage with them the organisation has the wrong CEO.
Fourth we learn that we might see some draft legislation for the IHI in June. Before that we still need to see the Privacy Impact Statement for this whole initiative. I wonder why it is not mentioned?
Fifth – where are the presentations – given this happened six weeks ago – that provide some additional detail so those who were not present can understand what went on. They should be available on-line. As of today they are not as far as I can tell.
Overall this is hardly what could be seen as a useful communications effort at all.
Even more odd is that the report of the December 2008 Stakeholder Reference forum is not on line at all – although there is a placeholder for it.
See here:
http://www.nehta.gov.au/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=187&Itemid=
It looks like it was available and has now vanished.
How long is it going to take for NEHTA to get its act together I wonder?
David.
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