RACGP welcomes stronger My Health Record privacy protection for teenagers Increased privacy provisions for My Health Record passed by Federal Parliament last week are exactly what Australia’s GPs have been calling for.
Private health service providers responsible for the most data breaches Findings from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner show private health providers are again responsible for the most data breaches of all sectors.
New report exposes severity of harm caused by opioid use The AIHW has shed light on the global issue of harm from opioid use, focusing on comparisons between Australia and Canada.
Privacy and the National Cancer Screening Register The coming screening register raises some important questions regarding issues of patient privacy.
Global Handwashing Day: Clean hands are a recipe for health To mark Global Handwashing Day, the Food Safety Information Council has launched tips on how to keep hands clean to help reduce the 4.1 million cases of food poisoning in Australia each year.
Government announces increased privacy for My Health Record Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced the Government will strengthen the My Health Record Act to deny law enforcement and other agencies access to health records without a court order.
Protecting practices against the potential threat of cybercrime Following Privacy Awareness Week (13–19 May), the RACGP has a number of resources to guide health organisations in the right direction to protecting patients’ private data.
Digital and beyond: Protecting patient privacy in general practice Practices need to be mindful of potential for ‘real world’ data breaches, as well as those in the digital space.
Information lockdown: The importance of backing up general practice data Implementing an effective system for data backup and recovery is an essential preventive activity for the health of a general practice.
Food security and nutrition in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities In the second of a series focusing on the coming third edition of the ‘National guide to a preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’, newsGP examines the health effects of food insecurity.