On 15 Feb at 09:52, rod fewster of 3:640/886 wrote to Gene Paris:
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rf> Medical/treatment records in Australia are stored on hard charts, not on
rf> computers. 
Not any more Rod. I am involved with a comnpany that markets a "total 
solution" to practices and that includes medical records, scripts, drugs, 
day-to-day records, pathology, recalls etc etc etc. We are just one of many 
that are competing in this highly competitive market.
I'd guess and estimate about  40% of all doctors records are now 
computerised. Much easier and a heck of a lot =less= room to store. 
The "inducements" from the Government are almost forcing the change. 
i.e. "recalls" are now the responsibility of the =doctor= in that the doctor 
*has* to remind the patient that the patient is due to visit the doctor again 
for their regular .
I'd also guess and say that by the years end, about 75% of all Australian 
doctors surgeries will be computerised.
By the end of next year, an Australian Doctors surgery without 
computerisation will be extremely rare.
rf> Being "virus responsible" and issuing timely warnings about REAL virus
rf> threats is expected of an ethical AVer, but I'm a loud opponent of the
rf> UNETHICAL practice of using "panic the public advertising" to generate
rf> sales and I firmly believe that AVers or journalists who create "virus
rf> panics" without substance ... ie: in instances where the threat of data
rf> devastation is later exposed as a trivial non-event or a media beat-up
rf> ... should be arrested and prosecuted for fraud.
Yes !! I like that last line. Responsibility for ones actions.
Regards,
Chris Maddock
chrism@softtech.brisnet.org.au
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