The NEHTA lead sites involved in the roll-out of the PCEHR are in a state of bemused uncertainty, as they await details of the specification problems I wrote about yesterday. The mass media, medical and trade press, and for that matter the blogosphere and Twitterverse seem still to be unaware of the problem.
As I understand it, CEOs of the sites were called to a briefing last week and told to pause the roll-out of their implementation programs due to a potential clinical risk.
While reports I’ve heard suggest that the atmosphere at the sites is still positive, there is some anxiety at the fact that they have not yet been told about the extent of the problem.
Those details are likely to be made public this week.
Ironically, one of the wave sites, Hunter Urban Medicare Local, formerly GP Access, hit the local press today, with news that it would roll out PCEHRs over the next few weeks, ahead of the national launch on July 1. There is a very real prospect that initiative could face delays, and possibly significant delays.
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