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IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST - IS MEDICARE GOING TO BE PRIVATISED OR ARE THE COSTS GOING TO ICT COMPANIES ?

On 01 Jul 2016 the "National E-Health Transistion Authority [NEHTA]" vested all its Assets
and Liabilities in the "Australian Digital Health Agency [ADHA]" ref ADHA Web-site

Here is the Blog of Dr David MORE MB PhD FACHI on "waste of money" with Australian E-Health Standards

SURELY TAX-PAYERS OF EACH STATE & TERRITORY ARE DUE A SHARE OF THE ASSETS IN PROPORTION TO THE FINANCE PROVIDED !


NATIONAL E-HEALTH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT - 2.2 TRADE 15 MAR 2006

2.2	TRADE

A variety of economic analyses in relation to international trade have suggested that 
substantial economic benefits can flow from standardization via the expansion and faster 
growth of markets.   

The World Trade Report, 2005 [9] notes: 

a That when network externalities are large i.e., when the benefits from collective 
  action are greater than those from private action, as is the case in e-health (see 
  footnote [10  - costly e-health networks]) there are benefits to standardization and 
  the adoption of standards facilitates market expansion; 

b A recent study attributing one percent of Germany’s GDP and one third of its 
  economic growth over the period 1960-96 to standards – “Standards are at least as 
  important as patents for growth” [11 - World Trade Report p41]; 

c A range of studies suggesting that standardization does not significantly increase 
  costs, though the impact will differ between suppliers;  

d That while the empirical literature is still limited, the adoption of standards, even 
  national ones, can increase international trade; and 

e When network externalities are involved, markets will tend to oversupply variety and 
  the case for international standards is much stronger. 
 
The 2003 "Enabling Our Future" report notes that: [12 - Apr 2003 - The full Title is 
Enabling our future : a framework for the information and communications technology industry !] 

1 Countries like Australia may have much greater opportunities to grow new 
  internationally-competitive companies in areas of ICT based on new technologies 
  where standards are evolving (such as in e-health);  

2 Componentisation of service delivery will provide an opportunity for the creation of 
  the ‘off-the-shelf’ networked components capable of easy amalgamation, and 
  Australia has strengths in specialist areas including health applications; and 

3 Longer-term strategic advantage can accrue to firms, sectors and nations from early 
  engagement in standards-setting activities for new technologies.  
 
In this context, Austrade has noted that the highest rates of growth in internet usage are 
expected to occur in developing Asian countries, providing a relatively optimistic picture 
for Australian exporters in Asia [13 - Aug 1999].  

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has recently established an e-health initiative, 
of which standardization is a central platform, for both health service improvement and 
economic development reasons. 
 
In summary, there are potentially significant economic development advantages from 
standardization in e-health. 


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