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MHR reports 42 data breaches

There were more than 40 breaches involving My Health Record data in a year, the agency behind the program has revealed in its annual report. But experts fear this...

Opt-out to pass before MHR change

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s series of amendments to improve the security and privacy of the My Health Record system are now unlikely to be passed before the opt-out period ends....

Paul Shetler at the MHR inquiry

Posted on   |  by James Riley
My Health Record will ‘fail’ unless it revert to an opt-in model and stricter access controls are implemented, the federal government’s former digital czar has told a senate inquiry....

MHR senate inquiry on the way

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal opposition is pushing for a wide-ranging senate inquiry into the My Health Record service, with civil and digital rights advocates saying there are still many issues despite...

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...

MHR legislation contradicts agency

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The agency behind the federal government’s troubled My Health Record service is continuing to maintain that it would not hand over sensitive medical information to authorities without a warrant,...

Opt-out begins for MHR

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A significant data breach involving the federal government’s My Health Record is “just a matter of time”, digital rights advocates argue, as the three month opt-out period begins. Civil...

Govt spends up on MHR tests

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has revealed how it will spend $8.5 million on a number of test cases for the use of data from My Health Record as it continues...