Just So You Aware If You Consult A Public Health Organisation Your Private Health Information Probably Goes All Over!

I noticed this last week – and while appreciating the honesty – I was amazed at the level of ‘information scatter’! What happens to my health information? When you become a patient of Barwon Health, a record is created containing your name, address, contact details and other information such as the nature of the pr oblem for which you are seeking treatment and the treatment or advice you were given. Every time you attend Barwon Health as a patient, new information is added to your record. Your record may also be included on Barwon Health clinical databases, where necessary, for your treatment or ongoing care. Barwon Health may also collect information about you from other health services as necessary (pathology results and other relevant clinical referral information) and this information will be added to your record. Barwon Health is subject to privacy legislation including the Health Services Act 1988 (VIC), and the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (VIC). Why is it important to... 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