GPs want clinical handovers, not discharge summaries https://www.doctorportal.com.au/mjainsight/2018/10/gps-want-timely-appropriate-hospital-handovers/
"In the real world, GPs are grappling with being thrown links to hospital electronic records through systems such as “The Viewer”. Investigations are likely to be uploaded (after a delay) to MyHealthRecord. These are raw data, unfiltered and disorganised, and more of a throw than a handover. Being thrown raw data and being expected to catch them in this way is akin to a hospital doctor being given the login to the GP clinic’s patient management system and being expected to extrapolate a referral." On 19/07/2018 7:28 AM, Peter O'Halloran wrote: > Dear Bob > > Discharge summaries or letters are routinely not finalised at the time a > patient is discharged from a hospital. In the case of inpatient wards, the > clinician writing up their notes and preparing such clinical documentation is > often not physically anywhere near the patient or their Medicare card. > > Secondly, given the well-known issues with Medicare card fraud and children > often being on separate Medicare cards with parents who are not speaking, I > am not sure that relying on all of the information being on a card itself is > the best option. > > > Peter > > (disclaimer - all views are my own and are not the official view of my > employer). > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Link <link-boun...@mailman.anu.edu.au> On Behalf Of Dr Bob Jansen (in > Korea) > Sent: Wednesday, 18 July 2018 3:02 PM > To: link@mailman.anu.edu.au > Subject: Re: [LINK] Urgent: MyHR Opt-Out > > Why not use a chip inside our Medicare card? We need it for treatment anyway > so why not have a system wherein the treating clinician uploads their notes > or discharge summary into that chip. Then security is dependent on physical > access with presumably some sort of PIN/Biometric. > Chip can be scrambled so unreadable without correct code. Then the patient is > completely in charge. If they want the treatment recorded they have to > present the card else it will not be recorded. A true patient medical record, > My Medical Record! > > bobj > > On 18/7/18 1:25 pm, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote: >> On 18/07/2018 10:37 AM, David wrote: >>> On 16/07/2018 10:44 AM, Roger Clarke wrote: >>>> This record is all-but useless for patient care. It's purpose is to >>>> enable government agencies to get access to people's health care data. >>> The only potential value I can see might relate to someone with a chronic >>> condition which rendered them unable to talk about it in an emergency >>> situation. But even then, they might be better served by wearing a >>> medical-bracelet containing the relevant information. >>> >>> It would certainly be cheaper... >> And people can take photos of their meds, or cut up a bit of the box >> it comes in and put it in their wallet or purse, or write it >> down...... And you don't need the internet or computer skills. >> >> And a lot safer than giving your data to the government. >> >> Bernard >> > -- > -------------------------------- > Dr Bob Jansen > Turtle Lane Studios Pty Ltd > 122 Cameron St, Rockdale NSW 2216, Australia Ph (Korea): +82 10-4494-0328 Ph > (Australia) +61 414 297 448 > Resume: http://au.linkedin.com/in/bobjan > Skype: bobjtls > KakaoTalk: bobjtls > http://www.turtlelane.com.au > > In line with the Australian anti-spam legislation, if you wish to receive no > further email from me, please send me an email with the subject "No Spam" > > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > Link@mailman.anu.edu.au > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > Link@mailman.anu.edu.au > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > -- Regards brd Bernard Robertson-Dunn Canberra Australia email: b...@iimetro.com.au web: www.drbrd.com web: www.problemsfirst.com _______________________________________________ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
