[LINK] Deleting My Health Records

Marghanita da Cruz marghanita at ramin.com.au
Fri Aug 3 10:18:56 AEST 2018


Finally the traditional media are taking note of Linker's expertise - 
good to hear BRD on the news this morning....



On 03/08/18 09:28, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
> 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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