In message <[log in to unmask]>, Mike D'Souza
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>You are right to be specific; "Ghost in the machine" evidence gathering from
>routine practice including the referral process (i.e. the GP no longer should
>play data enty clerk). By standardising across a sufficiently very large group,
>randomised community trials could generate evidence based decision support that
>at last might favourably influence patient care instead of just bean count.
I'm not sure what evidence you would be gathering - but this does appear
to presuppose good quality, consistent data gathering in the first
place.. and I know GPs who don't enter data - and have heard of systems
which are hard to use! Garbage in. garbage out? ;->>>>
I think there are separate issues here - and separate needs
*Assuming we have a business plan in the first place..*
1.what information do we need/want?
2.where do we want/need such information? GP desks? "PCG Central
Returns"? - different bits would be needed in different places...
3.what systems do we have/could develop to handle the currently
identified needs while allowing for future, as yet unknown needs?
4.what/who is capable of and should develop such systems?
>Existing thin client proprietary software can do this as well actually assist in
>all our clinical processes. I could go on but it would be better if we had a
>series of conferences to jointly formulate the spec required. Then get it
>properly sponsored and built to commercial standards of reliability.
Agree - any chance of joining ?
Mary
Mary Hawking Kingsbury Court Surgery Church Street Dunstable LU5 4RS
tel:01582 663218 (surgery)fax:01582 476488 (surgery)
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Dunstable and Houghton Regis Locality Commisssioning Pilot
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