In a message dated 28/12/96 22:19:03, you write:
>If we can soon make (EDIFACT) work safely and effectively and
>make it available at a resonable cost will people not want to use it?
Funny you should ask this. We did this for e-mail in Sheffield, eventually,
and the usage slowly fell as there did not seem to be a good reason for using
it. EDIFACT will only become useful when it results in the transfer of read
coded clinicaly useful data end to end. I have lost count of the number of
times I have said that this is all very well but what is the clinical
usefulness of such and such an advance on IT committees. There is probably
now more internet mail between Sheffield GP's than there is secure,
effective, safe, bespoke x-400 mail (back me up Mick)
Trefor Roscoe E-mail;[log in to unmask]
Beighton Health Center Tel 0114-269 5061
Queens Road Fax 0114 269 7186
Sheffield S19 6BJ
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