Tag: AMA

Opposition grows to real-time pathology data sharing plan

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A plan to make pathology reports immediately accessible through My Health Record is facing opposition from GPs and specialists, with three peak bodies warning the move could lead to...

National Cabinet developing data-sharing agreement

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
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...

AMA raises alarm over data sharing plan

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
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...

Medicare data bill gets the nod

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
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)...

MHR troubles: Hunt steps in

Posted on   |  by James Riley
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...

AMA chief on disruptive tech

Posted on   |  by James Riley
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...