Why the secret sharing of MBS data with police must stop
5th February 2020
The issue is a simple one and one doctors care about: the privacy of their patients.
In 2018, there was mass fury as the public began to realise there were alarming loopholes surrounding the billion-dollar My Health Record scheme, and the fact that law enforcers and government agencies were able to access their sensitive clinical information without a police warrant.
These agencies only had to convince the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) that it was necessary to prevent crime, to counter “seriously improper