Despite The Sound And Fury Do We Really Know How Opt-Out Settings Are Being Set?

This article appeared last week:Optometrists and dentists will know if you ’ve had an abortion or mental illness in health record bungleSue Dunlevy, National Health Reporter, News Corp Australia NetworkApril 10, 2017 10:00pmTHE private health records of Australians can be accessed by more than half a million people under the latest bungle with the $2.2 billion electronic My Health Record.News Corp Australia has learned that the privacy settings on the government’s computerised My Health Record, which lists every medicine a patient takes and records every medical visit and procedure, are automatically set on “universal access”.This means every registered healt h practitioner in the nation — 650,000 people — can view them, not just the family GP, unless the patient specifically requested to opt out.Occupational therapists working for an employer, doctors working for insurance companies, a dietitian, an optometrist or a dentist or their staff can view t he record and see if individuals have... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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