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The new My Health Record system aims to create a central, computerised database of health records for every Australian … but consumers with concerns about privacy or security will have a chance to opt out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 16, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Federal Government plan to create and store health records for all Medicare and DVA card holders is giving Australians just three months to opt out of the system.<\/p>\n

In its 2017 Budget, the government announced funding to create a My Health Record for every Australian by the end of 2018, unless they chose not to have one.<\/p>\n

This week, the Australian Digital Health Agency – which was tasked with building the new system – announced there would be a three-month window between July 16 and October 15 when Australians can inform the government they wish to opt out of My Health Record.<\/p>\n

If consumers they do nothing, they will automatically be enrolled and their\u00a0last two years of health records will be acquired and entered into the My Health Record system.<\/p>\n

The Australian Digital Health Agency said a My Health Record was an online summary of an individual’s key health information.<\/strong><\/p>\n

More than 20 per cent of Australians already have one, whether they’re aware of it or not.<\/p>\n

Over time, the My Health Record will bring together health information such as medical conditions, medicines, allergies and test results in one place.<\/p>\n

Individuals will have some measure of control over their records, and will be able to ask that specific data not be added to it.<\/p>\n

They will also be able to delete certain data if they wish.<\/p>\n

Individuals can register on the myhealthrecord.gov.au<\/b><\/a> website\u00a0to be told when the opt-out period starts.<\/p>\n

The Australian Digital Health Agency has also developed a Frequently Asked Questions and Answers document about how My Health Record will work whic can be downloaded from its website<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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