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The Government's "My Health Record" System
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Tuesday, 17-July-2018 23:52:45 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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A few people sent in info about this, but IntelInside's email probably sums it up best:
From today, Australians have 3 months to opt-out of having their medical records electronically stored on the government's My Health Record database. If you do not opt-out you will automatically have a My Health Record by the end of 2018. There are privacy concerns about the default settings of no PIN code, or user notifications when records are accessed. The Sydney Morning Herald's technology journalist reports why he is opting out "and you should too". Opting out can be performed at this link.
Having said that, the system is apparently not coping with the number of opt-out requests. Australians attempting to opt out of the government's new centralised health records system online have been met with an unreliable website. Those phoning in have faced horrendous wait times, sometimes more than two hours, often to find that call centre systems were down as well, and staff unable to help. The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA), which runs the My Health Record system, is reportedly telling callers that they weren't expecting the volume of opt-outs.
More info in this thread in our Current Events forum.
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