What you need to know as the My Health Record opt-out period begins
From this week, people who do not want their medical records stored on the national electronic database will have three months to opt out.
The Federal Government’s new My Health Record system will create a personal medical file for each Australian.
Your medical records will be stored on a national database under the scheme, to be viewed by patients, doctors and other medical staff at any time. That is, unless you opt out — which you can do for a three-month period beginning today.
The scheme has been a long time coming and medical professionals unanimously agree that it’ll make their jobs easier and will ensure patients receive the treatment and care they need.
However advocacy groups such as Digital Rights Watch have expressed concerns about the security of the My Health Record initiative, and are urging everyone to opt out.
Watch the full story above and click here to opt out.
