Opt out –and quickly
I have advised my patients that unless they have a close relationship with a regular GP who has talked to them about My Health Record (Age 6/11) then they should opt out of it by November 15th. After that date the Government will force it on almost everyone. My Health Record is close to useless in the absence of a GP interested in making it work and keeping the information up to date and relevant. Most are not doing that.
Most specialists like myself are not set up to add to or even look at the MHR. The Government knows this and is doing nothing about it. It refuses to slow down the implementation despite the adverse Senate inquiry findings. Is this because they want a big data base to sell off to commercial interests in years to come? The data is not safe. Opt out now.
Dr Tim Woodruff
President
Doctors Reform Society