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Opt-out to pass before MHR change

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....

Paul Shetler at the MHR inquiry

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My Health Record will ‘fail’ unless it revert to an opt-in model and stricter access controls are implemented, the federal government’s former digital czar has told a senate inquiry....

MHR senate inquiry on the way

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The federal opposition is pushing for a wide-ranging senate inquiry into the My Health Record service, with civil and digital rights advocates saying there are still many issues despite...

MHR troubles: Hunt steps in

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The federal government will make a series of changes to the controversial My Health Record service in the face of widespread public criticism and debate. In a statement late...

AMA push for MHR changes

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Australia’s most powerful doctors’ group is urging the Commonwealth to clarify the contradictions between its assertions that no medical information will be passed on to authorities with a warrant and...

MHR legislation contradicts agency

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The agency behind the federal government’s troubled My Health Record service is continuing to maintain that it would not hand over sensitive medical information to authorities without a warrant,...

Opt-out begins for MHR

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A significant data breach involving the federal government’s My Health Record is “just a matter of time”, digital rights advocates argue, as the three month opt-out period begins. Civil...

Govt spends up on MHR tests

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The federal government has revealed how it will spend $8.5 million on a number of test cases for the use of data from My Health Record as it continues...