Concerns Regarding The Handling Of Health Information Is Reaching The Mainstream.

This appeared on Sunday:'You can ’t undo that damage': How safe is your health data?By Jennifer Duke1 July 2018 — 12:15amFor the next three months, Australians have the chance to stop the government creating a digital medical health record with their information.Among those planning to opt out is Monash University software engineering lecturer Robert Merkel, who has concerns about the safety of his information under the government's My Health Record system.  “I don’t think the security measures [health care providers have] are commensurate with the sensitivity of that data and the incentives that some criminals may have to illegally gain access to it,” Dr Merkel said.  “The security on your bank systems is not perfect either, but in general if you lose money, you can be compensated for that. If your private health information is leaked you can’t undo that damage.”A bitter pill to swallowFrom February, when the rules were changed to force businesses to report data breaches... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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