Tag: My Health Record

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Govt unveils $1.2B digital package

The federal government will spend $500 million on “enhancing” myGov and My Health Record as part of a $1.2 billion funding package aiming to position digital at the centre...

AMA raises alarm over data sharing plan

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian Medical Association has sounded the alarm over the federal government’s flagship new data-sharing scheme, warning there are no minimum privacy protections and that private health information could...

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...

Privacy office faces ‘remarkable’ drop in funding

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal opposition has questioned a “remarkable” drop in support for the national privacy office in the coming years, with the organisation left waiting on whether government funding will...

Tim Kelsey exits Digital Health Agency

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australian Digital Health Agency chief executive Tim Kelsey has unexpectedly resigned from the organisation that has overseen the difficult My Health Record implementation. The resignation is effective from January...

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...

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...

Shetler on DTA’s digital strategy

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s just-released digital transformation strategy offers no real strategy or path towards achieving its lofty aims, according to former Digital Transformation Office chief executive Paul Shetler. The...

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....

MHR: A million people opt out

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Nearly one million Australians have opted out of the federal government’s My Health Record service halfway through the opt-out period, a senate inquiry has been told. But according to...