Tag: Australian Medical Association

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 push for MHR changes

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s most powerful doctors’ group is urging the Commonwealth to clarify the contradictions between its assertions that no medical information will be passed on to authorities with a warrant and...

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...