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Australia has already waited far too long for an effective national eHealth system, says the Consumer Health Forum's (CHF) CEO Adam Stankavicus.
He says it's been more than 10 years since government funding began in earnest and is voicing his concerns following聽the publication of the latest edition of the CHF's journal
鈥淭here is widespread support for the introduction of a personally-controlled electronic health record, including from consumers, medical leaders and other providers, as revealed in the latest edition of CHF鈥檚 journal聽 Health Voices*, published today (Monday, November 3),鈥� says CEO Adam Stankevicius.
鈥淎n estimated $5 billion in taxpayers鈥� money has been spent.聽 Government-commissioned research found that a comprehensive system would prevent thousands of avoidable hospitalisations and save $7 billion a year.
鈥淵et a doctor鈥檚 group is still seeking to prevent patients getting prompt access to pathology results meant for their personal electronic health record.
鈥淭he Royal Australian College of GPs is arguing against patients learning the results of path tests on 鈥渟afety鈥� grounds, asserting that patients getting bad news before hearing it from the could be subject to 鈥渦nnecessary distress鈥�.
鈥淲e reject that claim,鈥� Mr Stankevicius said.聽 鈥淧athology results going direct to patients is standard practice in other countries.聽 There may well be greater safety risks in the pathology results not being lodged immediately onto the patient鈥檚 electronic record where they might alert not only the patient but other clinicians of significant issues, particularly in emergency situations.
鈥淭he RACGP appears reluctant to yield up the doctor鈥檚 traditional authority over patient records.聽 It is time for the College to acknowledge that the health evolution is here and is giving patients and consumers much more capacity to have greater say about their health care and their health records.鈥�
鈥淐HF has pressed for the eHealth scheme to be converted from the current 鈥渙pt-in鈥� process to an opt out system in order to support a faster rollout of an effective national system, just as occurred when Medicare was introduced.
鈥淐HF is concerned that the current funding uncertainty will allow implementation to again slip, meaning that the opt-out system will unlikely be introduced in the new year as recommended by the Government鈥檚 review,鈥� Mr Stankevicius said.
鈥淲hy are we waiting for an evolution that has the potential to deliver greater benefits to health care than did Medicare itself?
鈥淚t鈥檚 time for those who oppose comprehensive patient-controlled electronic health records to move on or move out of the way,鈥� Mr Stankevicius said