MHR privacy to be further strengthened to prevent abuse of system Greg Hunt has announced legislative changes to the safety and privacy provisions of My Health Record.
RACGP releases new guide to improving the quality of health records High-quality clinical data has a raft of benefits, from decision-making to medico-legal protection, according to Dr Rob Hosking.
Privacy and the National Cancer Screening Register The coming screening register raises some important questions regarding issues of patient privacy.
Committee recommends better teen privacy for MHR following calls by RACGP The Senate committee investigating My Health Record has recommended greater privacy protection for teenagers aged between 14 and 17.
Three politicians, three visions for the future of primary healthcare Australia’s top healthcare decision makers have described their visions of the future of primary healthcare at the RACGP’s annual conference for general practice.
Improving data quality can lead to better health outcomes: RACGP expert Speaking ahead of this week’s RACGP eHealth Forum 2018, Dr Rob Hosking has called for a greater focus on improving the quality of patient data in general practice.
RACGP warns of parents’ ability to see teenagers’ data on My Health Record The RACGP has alerted the Government to growing concerns regarding parents’ access to teenagers’ sensitive health data on My Health Record.
The good, the bad and the dangerous: Advising on healthcare apps How can GPs and patients distinguish the helpful from the useless – or even harmful – among the ever-increasing flood of healthcare apps?
Inspiration and collegiality at primary care experience day The RACGP hosted the day as part of the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, with colleagues from various countries coming together to learn from each other’s experiences.
Using data to shape the future of health services newsGP spoke with two organisations running primary care data projects that show the potential value of secondary patient data for planning – and predicting – health services at a population level.