australia-news my-health-record 
The Guardian Data Protection
JUNE 5, 2022
The latest annual report from the Australian Digital Health Agency shows just 2.69 million of the 23 million people registered for a My Health Record accessed it in 2020-21.
IT Governance
APRIL 1, 2021
Don’t be fooled by the fact that we only recorded 20,995,371 breached records in March; it was one of the leakiest months we’ve ever seen, with 151 recorded incidents. By comparison, there was a seemingly Lilliputian 82 recorded breaches in January and 118 in February. In other news…. Cyber attacks. Ransomware.
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The Guardian Data Protection
NOVEMBER 24, 2019
Government agency in charge of $1.5bn system did not provide appropriate protections, national audit office says Implementation of the $1.5bn My Health Record system failed to appropriately manage cybersecurity risks, a review by the national audit office has found. Related: More than 2.5
The Guardian Data Protection
JANUARY 22, 2020
The Australian government has spent $1.97bn since the system was introduced as the e-health record in 2009 A decade since it was first announced, the federal government has spent close to $2bn on its troubled My Health Record system, and half of the 23m records created lie empty almost a year after the government made the system opt-out.
The Guardian Data Protection
JANUARY 24, 2019
Exclusive: Leaked document says problem potentially left personal medical information out of date or missing, but agency says safety not compromised Government officials were warned a “significant” technical glitch affecting the My Health Record system threatened to leave patient information incomplete or out of date, a leaked briefing shows.
The Guardian Data Protection
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Amid the bonus payments, there are concerns patients have been signed up without their informed consent Medical clinics have been pocketing up to $50,000 a year in bonus payments to sign people up to the My Health Record scheme, amid concerns patients have been registered without their informed consent.
The Guardian Data Protection
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
‘Each application would be assessed on its own merits,’ senators told Pharmaceutical companies will be allowed to apply for data from the controversial My Health Record system, a Senate committee hearing has been told. Continue reading.
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