Tag: MHR

Govt responds to MHR inquiry, two years later

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has responded to a parliamentary inquiry into My Health Record more than two years after it was tabled, rejecting a recommendation to make passwords the default...

Health Record gets $200m boost

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The controversial My Health Record service has been given a $200 million funding boost in the federal budget, with a number of other tech-driven delivery platforms also getting a...

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....

MHR reports 42 data breaches

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There were more than 40 breaches involving My Health Record data in a year, the agency behind the program has revealed in its annual report. But experts fear this...

Opt-out to pass before MHR change

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s series of amendments to improve the security and privacy of the My Health Record system are now unlikely to be passed before the opt-out period ends....