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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=321101609-19082010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>You are kidding yourself if you believe a faster internet
connection is going to deliver all that. The points you describe are achievable
via telephone call or email.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=321101609-19082010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>No professional medical practitioner is going to commit to
diagnosis via a webcam over the internet. It's hard enough getting an answer
from them via in-person consult, with xrays and all the
facts.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=321101609-19082010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>I know what happens in the health system, I watched my 55 year
old father die last year at Australia's best private hospital in
Brisbane.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=321101609-19082010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>I am also fortunate to run a business which hosts medical
applications and I have asked client opinions, which differ very much from what
you and the Govt are saying.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=verdana>Regards, <BR> <BR> <BR><STRONG>Darren
Moss<BR></STRONG>General Manager<BR>Australia and New Zealand<BR>[p] 1300 131
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> John Edwards [mailto:john@netniche.com.au]
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 19 August 2010 7:15 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Darren
Moss<BR><B>Cc:</B> ausnog@ausnog.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [AusNOG] NBN Co CEO
Quigley Speech 20100818<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>On 19/08/2010, at 4:56 PM, Darren Moss wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span color=#000000><BR></FONT>Why not put the
money into hospitals, aged and health care (face it, we are all going to need
it at some stage) and focus on the services our community really
needs.<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>Spend some time at an aged care facility - the non-profit ones will happily
accept you as a volunteer if you provide an unblemished police
report.</DIV>
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<DIV>When an elderly person at a nursing home has a health problem the nurses
cannot handle, if their regular doctor is unavailable then the locum gets called
out.</DIV>
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<DIV>This guy who is likely to have english as a second language needs to then
read through 50 years of hand-scrawled medical history to decide whether it's ok
to give the old person a panadol or not given the grand variety of prescription
medications the patient is already taking. Not wanting to risk his malpractice
insurance with a faulty diagnosis, he does what everyone expects him to do -
sends the patient to hospital where they can get closer attention.</DIV>
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<DIV>There the patient is kept under observation for a few days, while they're
exposed to other hospital contagions. They're eventually sent back to the
nursing home with yet another prescription to add to their long list.</DIV>
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<DIV>Lather, rinse, repeat until the end.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>With an NBN we get the following to assist with this situation</DIV>
<DIV>- better likelihood of an eHealth system with accurate, readable, up to
date and non-conflicting records</DIV>
<DIV>- better chance of getting a consult with a regular doctor who is already
familiar with your problems</DIV>
<DIV>- if the problem is too serious for a locum/GP, they can refer to a
specialist instantly - not with an appointment in 2 weeks time</DIV>
<DIV>- the same locum can now do 5 consults in the same time it might take him
to drive someplace and wait for a nurse to direct him to the patient</DIV>
<DIV>- paves the way for practitioner-nurses to act as remote-hands for doctors
(this is one will probably have to wait for another election - more politics
involved)</DIV>
<DIV>- reduced use of facilities means that when you do have to visit a hospital
you'll get better service</DIV>
<DIV>- the elderly will be able to stay in their family home longer, which will
allow them to live more meaningful and independent lives</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>The solution to Australia's health is to do what it takes to keep people
out of Hospitals, not spend more money on buildings for sick people. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>There are only so many health resources to go around - an efficient eHealth
system will be a better outcome than many other politically motivated medical
spending initiatives, which usually just mean building more beds with no-one to
staff them.</DIV>
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<DIV>John</DIV>
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