Just How Pathetic Is This In Terms Of Planning and Implementation? An Utter Joke Reflecting Spectacularly Bad Performance.

This collection of files appeared the day before yesterday on the NEHTA web site.

Go here to see for yourself.

http://nehta.gov.au/publications/whats-new

What is even more typical is - guess what? - it turns up on a Friday!

Documents	Details	Published Date	Hits
GP Practice Registration Overview_v1.00_18012013		18/01/2013	11
Seed Organisation Registration Confirmation and Next Steps for ePIP Checklist_v1.0_18012013		18/01/2013	6
Seed Organisation Application Checklist_v1.00_18012013		18/01/2013	9
Useful eHealth Links_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	7
Secure Messaging Delivery Policy Template_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	10
Sample RO Authority Document for Seed HPI-O Application_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	7
Registration Workshop Checklist_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	8
Pre-Registration Workshop Checklist_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	6
Post-Registration Workshop Checklist_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	5
PCEHR Security and Access Policy_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	6
PCEHR Consumer Registration Helpful Hints_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	4
NASH Organisation PKI Application_AH2542.1212_17012013		18/01/2013	5
Healthcare Provider FAQs_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	3
Guide - Seed Organisation Application Form_v1.01_17012013		18/01/2013	5
Guide - PCEHR Participation Agreement_v1.01_17012013		18/01/2013	2
Guide - NASH Organisation PKI Form_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	3
GP Practice Registration Workbook Approach_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	2
GP Practice PKI Summary_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	3
Healthcare Provider FAQs_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	8
Guide - PCEHR Participation Agreement_v1.01_17012013		18/01/2013	6
Guide - NASH Organisation PKI Form_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	1
GP Practice Registration Workbook Approach_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	9
GP Practice PKI Summary_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	4
GP Practice Helpdesks by ePIP Stage_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	18
Glossary - eHealth record system_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	5
Getting your HPI-Is_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	4
ePIP Overview_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	15
ePIP Implementation Guide - Req 5 - PCEHR_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	8
ePIP Implementation Guide - Req 4 - ETP_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	5
ePIP Implementation Guide - Req 3 - Data Coding_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	5
ePIP Implementation Guide - Req 2 - SMD_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	11
ePIP Implementation Guide - Req 1- HI Service_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	12
ePIP Compliance Checklist_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	16
Clinical Terminology Policy Template_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	6
Application to Register a Seed Organisation_2978_1301_p_17012013		18/01/2013	5
Accessing the HPD via HPOS_v1.0_17012013		18/01/2013	6
ePiP Implementation Guide - Req 1- HI Service_v1.0_17012012		17/01/2013	8
ePiP Compliance Checklist_v1.0_17012012		17/01/2013	8

This is simply amazing! All of 12 days before all this is meant to be in use we have a mega data dump.

This material should all have been finalised and distributed to everyone involved at least six months ago.

This is not the way to run a ‘chook raffle’ - let alone a billion dollar e-Health program that has to have many thousands of busy professionals get involved and be supportive.

The old saying ‘I am from the Government and I am here to help’ has now become ‘I am from the Government and I am going to do my best to screw you over’!


I think we will look back at the execution of this program in this messy way and realise that this sort of failure is a major contributor to what I believe will turn out to be a pretty bad waste of public funds and clinical time.

Astonishing.

David.