Here Are The Reasons You May Decide To Opt Out Of Or Inactivate Your myHR.

I thought I would put together my 12 top reasons to stay away or inactivate. Here is my list of reasons: 1. The Information in the record may be out of date or incomplete and thus be misleading – leading to mistakes or clinical harm. I.e. it is dangerous! 2. If inactivated or opted out no additional – and potentially unwanted or embarrassing – data will be added to your myHR. 3. Once your information is in the myHR the Government can use it for any purpose it likes without actually asking you. 4. There is no reason to suppose your data held in the myHR will be held secure and private and not breached – given all the systems that seem to be breached on a w eekly basis these days. 5.All sorts of people not directly involved in your care are able to access your clinical details (e.g. practice staff, pharmacy assistants etc. 6. There are better ways to co-ordinate care than through the use of the clunky myHR. 7. There is no facility for me to edit or delete records I am not happy... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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