[LINK] Your Medicare records online

[Craig Sanders]

On Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 05:50:02PM +1100, Ivan Trundle wrote:
> On 03/03/2010, at 5:36 PM, Jan Whitaker wrote:
> 
> > If there is a consistent allergy or heart condition, better off
> > carrying some Alert bracelet which people are used to looking for in
> > emergency rooms.
>
> ...which, incidentally, keep your personal details on their own
> computer database, and are authorised to give this information to
> health and emergency workers.

which, incidentally, is completely voluntary and consensual. and under
the control of the patient (e.g. simply by not wearing the bracelet or
removing the card from your wallet)

unlike the mandatory database being planned.

which is, IMO, the root cause of the objections - there is no opt-in or
opt-out, and patients have no control over which particular health-care
workers are allowed access to some or all of their records.


craig

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craig sanders <cas at taz.net.au>