Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 9th October, 2017.

Here are a few I have come across the last week or so.Note: Each link is followed by a title and a few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.General CommentA pretty quiet week with some effort to discuss secondary use of myHealth Record data and how far it should be allowed to go. An opportunity exists to have your say for a bit over a month.Otherwise stuff in surveillance to prevent terrorism and a new opt-in digital identity system.-----http://www.healthcareit.com.au/article/government-seeking-input-additional-uses-my-health-record-private-medical-informationGovernment seeking input into additional uses for My Health Record private medical informationLynne Minion | 06 Oct 2017 The use of Australians ’ private medical information for commercial gain by pharmaceutical companies, and the provision of “patient identified” data to researchers, are options... 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