[LINK] PCEHR Public Submissions

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

The Senate inquiry into the proposed PCEHR (the Personally Controlled 
E-Health Record) program has started. This nationwide PCEHR system is
slated to launch July 1st. The first public submissions have now been
published on the Community Affairs committee website. Congratulations
to the Australian Privacy Foundation for their cogent & comprehensive 
submission. Hopefully, there will be more submissions in the next few
weeks ahead of public hearings in early February ..

<http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/clac_ctte/pers_cont_elect_health_r
ec_11/submissions.htm>

"Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Bill 2011 & one related 
bill"

 Submissions received by the Committee

1 National Rural Health Alliance (PDF 56KB)  
2 National E-Health Transition Authority (PDF 750KB)  
3 Associate Professor Terry Hannan (PDF 1286KB)  
4 CSC Healthcare (PDF 517KB)  
5 HealthLink Ltd (PDF 674KB)  
6 The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (PDF 
113KB)  
7 Consumers Health Forum of Australia  (PDF 1577KB)  
8 Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (PDF 109KB)  
9 Bupa Health Dialog (PDF 557KB)  
10 Australian Privacy Foundation (PDF 217KB)  

For further information, contact: 

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
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Cheers,
Stephen