Tag: health

Vic govt health database plan is a problem

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government is yet to consult with its own privacy office on a plan to store the health data of individuals in a database and share it with...

Time for change: Health funding models

Posted on   |  by Dr Olga Kokshagina and Dr Gillian Vesty
There are growing calls from governments and the clinical profession to move toward a more individualised, patient-centric and value-based approach to health care. COVID-19 has highlighted the critical need...

Health data share plan is too broad

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s proposed Medicare data-matching scheme is too broad and would bring with it a range of privacy risks, according to the NSW Council for Civil Liberties. The...

Labor $15m digital health accelerator

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Labor will fund a new health technology accelerator and medical simulation facilities in Melbourne’s south-east as part of a $15 million digital health election commitment. Shadow health minister Catherine...

Data61 builds new disease tracker

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
A new tool has been developed by CSIRO researchers to identify when and where a breakout of infectious disease identified overseas, such as dengue and measles, might spread in...

2.5M opt out of My Health Record

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
More than 2.5 million people opted out of My Health Record, equating to nearly 10 percent of all Australians eligible for the controversial system. The Australian Digital Health Agency...

MHR opt-out deadline looms

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The deadline to opt-out of the government’s highly controversial My Health Record is looming amid ongoing concerns surrounding the reliability and security of the data stored on the system....

Digital health is still in need of love

Posted on   |  by Beverley Head
While the major parties played fast and loose with Medicare in the final days of the election campaign, neither has properly grasped the digital health nettle. Right now just...

Privatisation via Telstra Health?

Posted on   |  by Graeme Philipson
Telstra Health has been awarded a major contract to manage the Australian National Cancer Screening Register, which involves the health records of millions of Australians. The contract has been...