There was more follow-up on the data issues and leaks with the myHR this week.First we had:Medicare claims data sent to the wrong health records By Paris Cowan on Nov 14, 2016 2:55PM Human Services admits privacy breach. The Department of Human Services has admitted it uploaded sensitive Medicare claims records to the wrong recipient’s electronic health records 86 times in the 12 months to 30 June 2016.DHS, which is responsible for the operation of the Medicare medical rebate scheme, is obliged under law to report any data breaches related to the national My Health Record system to Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim.It said it identified the privacy breaches during data-based checks on Medicare compliance.The Medicare mix-ups form the bulk of the 94 individual health record breaches, affecting 103 people, that were reported to Pilgrim and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner in 2015-16.The count has jumped dramatically on past years - reported numbers typically...
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