Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Aug 2018
My Health Record changes positive step for consumers
1 August 2018 - The Consumers Health Forum welcomes the Government’s announcement that it will amend the My Health Record Act to strengthen safeguards to protect security and certainty of personal medical records.
“The announcement last night by Health Minister Greg Hunt of legislative changes states that no MHR record can be released to police or government agencies, for any purpose, without a court order," the CEO of the Consumers Health Forum, Leanne Wells, said.
“The Minister has also said that the legislation would be amended to ensure that if any Australian wished to cancel their record, they could do so permanently, with their record deleted from the system.
