[LINK] Deleting My Health Records

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

On a purely IT level:

Re Greg Hunt's commitment to deleting myhr records, here's an overview

My Health Record: Deleting personal information from databases is harder
than it sounds

https://theconversation.com/my-health-record-deleting-personal-information-from-databases-is-harder-than-it-sounds-100962

IMHO, it's even more complex than Robert Merkel says, I don't think he
fully understands the operational aspects of backup/restore.

Perhaps someone (Greg Hunt? COAG) could say if they've had a quote from
Accenture etc as to how much this delete function would cost.

Considering there was no delete function at all in myhr this is a huge
change, especially for backups, which is significantly simpler if there
is no delete.

And people wonder why government IT projects keep failing. The most
common cause is changing/unclear requirements. Greg has just pulled the
rug from under the feet of the IT people.

Accenture must be rubbing their hands with glee. They can charge what
they like because the government has made a blind commitment and must
now pay the price, either in $ or at the ballot box.


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Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Canberra Australia
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