privacy
Chemist Warehouse in drone delivery havoc
Residents of one suburb have a message for Chemist Warehouse: stop using drones to make deliveries over our homes Retailers including Chemist Warehouse and the Mexican food chain Guzman y …
Pollies attack ‘botched’ MHR
Nearly a million Australians have now opted out of the My Health Record system, as privacy amendments are debated in Parliament A Senate inquiry into the system was told by …
World news wrapup: 13 September 2018
‘Disappointing’ reaction to Canadian snooping case; Kiwi pharmacist smuggled out of Zambia; British man denies murder of pharmacist wife Nova Scotia, Canada: Nova Scotia’s privacy commissioner has criticised the Health …
The week in review
As Australia’s pharmacists meet for Sydney’s Pharmacy Connect, it’s been a busy week in pharmacy around the world… The long-awaited Chronic Pain MedsCheck trial is finally about to kick off, …
Keeping things private
Forward dispensing may increase the risk of pharmacy privacy breaches, authorities warn Regulators have again warned pharmacies over the need to ensure patient privacy and confidentiality, in even the most …
Hacker targets pharmacy accounts
A British pharmacy chain has contacted its customers to advise that a hacker may have obtained the details of up to 20,000 people The British chain Superdrug has advised all …
Suspended for breaching patient privacy
A healthcare practitioner has been reprimanded for accessing the electronic health records of six patients at a NSW hospital A registered nurse, who was engaged in a longstanding legal dispute …
Labor to examine ‘bungled’ MHR rollout
Labor plans to lead a comprehensive Senate inquiry into My Health Record, which Shadow Health Minister Catherine King has called a “fiasco” “We remain deeply concerned that the Government’s bungled …
Aussies given time to ‘consider their options’
The opt-out period for My Health record has been extended by an extra month, says the Health Minister, who also hit back at union claims In formally announcing the extension …
Canadian pharmacist snooped in the health records of 46
A pharmacist spied on the electronic health records of people she knew and shared what she saw with her spouse Catherine Tully, the Information and Privacy Commissioner for the Canadian …
Minister wrong on privacy, says News Corp
There have been nine data breaches involving My Health Record to date, claims an article in News media Health Minister Greg Hunt has on a number of occasions asserted that …
MHR privacy strengthened
The Pharmacy Guild has welcomed steps by the Health Minister to strengthen the privacy provisions of My Health Record Following media controversy over who would be able to access a …