Federal and state governments will work on a new intergovernmental agreement on data-sharing, as plans to greatly increase the sharing of public sector-held information continue. The intergovernmental agreement, which...
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...
Controversial legislation greatly expanding the scope of Medicare data-matching is set to sail through Parliament after Labor offered its full support for the bill. The Health Legislation Amendment (Data-matching)...
The federal government will make a series of changes to the controversial My Health Record service in the face of widespread public criticism and debate. In a statement late...
If your doctor whips out her smartphone to take a photo of your skin rash to share with a colleague, how will that image be protected, how long will...