The myHR Becomes A Touch Political Would Seem. Interesting.

This came up in the discussion re access to Opt-Out myHR Records.Media Release – Catherine King MPShadow Minister For Health And Medicare = Member For BallaratANOTHER HEALTH BUNGLE – OPEN SLATHER ON YOUR HEALTH DATA UNDER TURNBULL” The revelation that hundreds of thousands of health practitioners will be given open access to sensitive health data is extremely concerning. Reports today say that electronic health records will be automatically set to “universal access” under the Turnbull Government’s opt-out scheme, meaning health practitioners will automatically have access to an individual’s full medical history – whether it is relevant to the treatment the y are administering or not.”This means that a dentist or optometrist could know if someone has had an abortion, or their history of mental illness, even if a person has not disclosed it to them.“Given the Turnbull Government’s appalling IT record, Australians have every right to be worried abo ut their rollout of this project,” Ms King... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - Category: Information Technology Authors: Source Type: blogs