No Show Wiseman!

"Health Minister Ross Wiseman did not show up for a morning address to a major conference in St. John’s on the development of an electronic health records system.

Instead, parliamentary secretary for health, MHA Terry French stood in.

Wiseman’s spokeswoman said he had a last minute meeting that kept him away.

“Raising the Bar: Opportunities and Challenges for Improving Health Through Quality Health Information” organized by the Newfoundland and Labrador Health Information is a two-day conference packed with health care personnel from around the province.

The conference was so popular, it had a waiting list. A picture archiving and communication system related to testing images has already been implemented and the centre is about to roll out the electronic pharmacy program.

It has also started work on an electronic lab records system. “In her recent report, Madame Justice (Margaret) Cameron also recognized the potential of electronic health records on improving the quality of health information in our system,” French told the conference in a speech written as if it was being delivered by Wiseman. “We are making solid progress in this area, and have been recognized on the national level for our achievements, particularly in the area of electronic health records research and evaluation.”

Danny must have forgotten to tell Ross what to say so he couldn't speak without saying exactly what Danny wanted him to say. This man is a joke and is a disgrace to the word Honourable and a disgrace to the Department of Health. But Danny backs him 100% so that's all that matters. The great wise and wonderful Danny Williams is always right and he tells us that every chance he gets.

No show Wiseman. Is running with a possible fact that he has real issues using any sort of tact with a no brains approach. We all know he is only a mouth piece for Williams just like the rest of the cabinet ministers who say and do only what they are told to say and do by the master dictator.

On the issue of open source computer networks The problem with computerized health records is that, it opens up a whole opportunity for privacy breaches. Instead of your personal medical information remaining in a paper chart in your doctor's office, it will now exist on a computer file that will be shared between possibly hundreds of computers. You cannot maintain the same level of security, you can only attempt to minimize the increased risk. The doctor, the secretary, the hospital, the lab, the ex ray department, your insurance company, or the government's insurance system, the company who implements and maintains the systems, just to name a few, are all now looking at your personal health records if they so desire.

Think about it!


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