I was alerted to this by Karen Dearne within moments of it appearing!'My [Electronic] Health Record' – Cui Bono (for Whose Benefit)?Danuta Mendelson Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School Gabrielle Wolf Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School December 7, 2016 (2016) 24 Journal of Law and Medicine Abstract: We examine the operation of Australia’s national electronic health records system, known as the “My Health Record system”. Pursuant to the My Health Records Act 2012 (Cth), every 38 seconds new information about Australians is uploaded onto the My Health Record system servers. This information includes diagnostic tests, general practitioners’ clinical notes, referrals to specialists and letters from specialists. Our examination demonstrates that the intentions of successive Australian Governments in enabling the collection of clinical data through the national electronic health records system, go well beyond statutorily...
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from Australian Health Information Technology http://ift.tt/2huYree
- TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH
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