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analyst IDC warns of the need for clearer compliance laws for healthcare
records, and says Australia will set the standard for the region.
Sash Mukherjee, senior analyst for IDC Health
Insights Asia/Pacific, says the region has experienced dynamic growth in health
IT spending in the past year, but laws relating to data security, privacy and access
have not been updated to reflect the new realities.
“In fact, there are no laws specific to health
records in most countries in the region,” he said.
“As Australia’s personally controlled e-health
record project develops, citizens’ health records will be taken out of the
traditional, controlled environments.
“As such, there is a need for clearer
compliance laws.”
Mr Mukherjee said Australia had “made
attempts” to upgrade the laws protecting health data.
“But as the full potential of its nationwide
e-health initiatives unfolds, there will be a greater need to upgrade and
finetune these laws,” he said.
“We envisage that Australia will demonstrate
to the region the significance of healthcare-specific compliance laws in the
coming year.”
Most countries will not attempt national
e-health record systems.
“As the hype settles, each country will
evaluate their individual health digitisation needs and choose to address them
in different ways,” Mr Mukherjee said.
“Clinicians and IT administrators are aligned
in their demands for e-health records implementations, data management tools,
security solutions and integrated analytics.”
Technology vendors will be encouraged to
collaborate with partners and healthcare providers, to “find creative
solutions” to the unique needs of the industry.
“Healthcare providers, however, will need to
take into account their size, budget and resources before investing in IT
projects,” he said.
One common theme is the use of mobile
solutions to improve patient safety, point-of-care access to patient
information, and for clinical decision support.
“Expenditure on mobility will also manifest
itself through investments in telemedicine for remote care, and mobile
applications for personal health management,” Mr Mukherjee said.
KAREN DEARNE From: Australian IT
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