privacy
When can I access My Health Record?
PDL has issued guidance on the use of My Health Record, including on privacy, consent and emergency access With the participation rate in MHR ranked as 90.1% by the Government …
GP disqualified after drug, professional misconduct charges
A doctor who asked a patient to pretend to have firearms to sell to another patient has been disqualified from applying for registration for six months Western Australia’s State Administrative …
The week in review
Inter-professional collaboration, inadequate management of S8s and the movement of key industry figures all made the news this week… Another stakeholder body lost a key figure this week as Graham …
‘I was disappointed, I was shocked, and I was also embarrassed.’
A writer for a popular website has taken aim at a pharmacy assistant over her customer service Mother-of-two and Mamamia writer Shona Hendley wrote that while buying a pregnancy test …
‘Now, the hard work starts.’
The Australian Digital Health Agency and PSA have welcomed the news that nine out of 10 Australians will have a My Health Record But Opposition health spokesperson Catherine King says …
Hotel not-so-confidential
Pharmacies in the UK have been faxing dispensing tokens, certificates and requests for medication to a British hotel group The hotel group complained to NHS England’s Corporate Information Government team …
Labor still pushing for MHR changes
A day before the end of the My Health Record opt-out period, Shadow Health Minister Catherine King again called for its extension Catherine King has repeatedly called on the Morrison …
MHR deadline looming
The Australian Digital Health Agency has highlighted that anyone can choose to have or delete a My Health Record at any time in their life, as the number of connected …
‘Instead of things being done to them, things are being done for them.’
As the opt-out cutoff for My Health Record looms, PSA’s Shane Jackson has featured in a video arguing for the benefits of the system The Senate has now called on …
Labor urges MHR opt-out extension
The My Health Record helpline has reportedly crashed, days before the end of the opt-out period And Shadow Health Minister Catherine King has again called on the Morrison Government to …
Higher control with MHR, says Agency
Australia’s digital health record may be controversial, but it will give people more control than similar systems internationally A Digital Health Evidence Review, released by the Australian Digital Health Agency, …