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GP BREAKFAST
Please clarify: Dr Steve Wilson, Chair of AMA (WA) Council of General Practice and Dr Michael Jones ask some hard questions.
the signing-on process, and the government’s terms and
conditions which I think, are still too onerous towards the
practitioner,” Dr Wilson said.
“How dare the government make a mandatory leverage off
the e-PIP as early as next year when this is definitely a work in
progress,” he added.
Dr Pinskier agreed it was a “problem” and pointed out he
too was “stunned” when it was announced on budget night
that non-registration for the PCEHR would mean no e-PIP.
“They (government) will reap the consequences,” he said
adding that unfortunately in the meantime, practices would
have to make the call.
Among other issues, questions were also raised about the
deletion or suppression of records. In the current system,
consumers can press the ‘remove’ button and the record will
not be available to the doctor. The consumer can at a later time
‘restore’ the information.
“While this is not going to be a common event, it is certainly
a concern, said Prof Pearn-Rowe adding the information could
be forensically recovered, but this would be a time-consuming
process.
Dr Pinskier said the information was always available within
the system, but it depended on the consumer.
“The current advice for medico-legal people is that because
this is a new world and a new state of affairs, if you are going
to rely on the PCEHR, was to download the info, keep a copy
and store it locally,” Dr Pinskier said.
For the first time, during the seminar, tweets were sent to
medical professionals who were unable to attend. ■
For the convenience of those members who were not able to attend,
video of the seminar is available on www.amawa.com.au.
For more on the PCEHR and the GP Breakfast, see Dr Steve
Wilson’s column on page 18.
Dr Nathan Pinskier briefed the gathering
on what to expect in the coming months.
Dr Karutha Jayaraman, Dr Tim Ong and
Dr Bryan Meyerkort.
Dr John Tomasich, Dr Adrian Hobley and
Dr Karina Greenwell.
Dr Stephen Jarvis and Dr Robert Chandler.
Dr Moya Wood and Dr Patricia Dowsett.
Dr Dele Babalola and Dr John Joyce.
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