AMA President Dr Steven Hambleton told a Senate hearing this morning
that the government's proposed deadline for the launch of its personally
controlled e-health record (PCEHR) system for all Australians by 1 July
2012 is "problematic".
"We have a real problem with the level of expectation that has been set ... and the actual ability for doctors to deliver on that day. Even if the legislation is passed [and] the framework is available, there are many, many practices that will simply not be able to communicate with that piece of software."
He said that many medical practices would also be concerned about their
risks in terms of recording who has access to the record and when,
stating that much of the software around today doesn't have the ability
to do that.
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