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| Liberal Tim Wilson opts out of My Health Record and says it should be opt-in | Liberal Tim Wilson opts out of My Health Record and says it should be opt-in |
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| Australians should have to opt in for digital medical records rather than go through a process to remove themselves, says a government MP who has opted out. | Australians should have to opt in for digital medical records rather than go through a process to remove themselves, says a government MP who has opted out. |
| Liberal backbencher Tim Wilson has removed himself from the My Health Record system and believes that should be the default position. | Liberal backbencher Tim Wilson has removed himself from the My Health Record system and believes that should be the default position. |
| “I don’t think it will surprise anybody that my instinctive position should always be as a Liberal that systems should be opt-in and people should be able to freely choose to opt into a system rather than have to go through the process of opting out, and that includes myself,” Wilson told Sky News. | “I don’t think it will surprise anybody that my instinctive position should always be as a Liberal that systems should be opt-in and people should be able to freely choose to opt into a system rather than have to go through the process of opting out, and that includes myself,” Wilson told Sky News. |
| My Health Record privacy framework 'identical' to failed UK scheme, expert says | My Health Record privacy framework 'identical' to failed UK scheme, expert says |
| But for those who choose to take part there would be benefits of efficiency and access to medical records, he said. | But for those who choose to take part there would be benefits of efficiency and access to medical records, he said. |
| The system has been in place for six years and already six million Australians are participating. | The system has been in place for six years and already six million Australians are participating. |
| People have been given a three-month window from 16 July to 15 October to opt out if they don’t want to be involved. | People have been given a three-month window from 16 July to 15 October to opt out if they don’t want to be involved. |
| After that period, a record will be created for all remaining Australians. | After that period, a record will be created for all remaining Australians. |
| Labor has called on that deadline to be extended to allow the government to run an information campaign to restore public trust in the scheme. | Labor has called on that deadline to be extended to allow the government to run an information campaign to restore public trust in the scheme. |
| About 20,000 people opted out on the first day of that period, fearing the risk of privacy breaches. | About 20,000 people opted out on the first day of that period, fearing the risk of privacy breaches. |
| In a letter to the health minister, Greg Hunt, the opposition health spokeswoman, Catherine King, reiterated Labor’s support for digital health records but raised concerns the government’s implementation process had “seriously undermined public trust”. | In a letter to the health minister, Greg Hunt, the opposition health spokeswoman, Catherine King, reiterated Labor’s support for digital health records but raised concerns the government’s implementation process had “seriously undermined public trust”. |
| She accused the government of failing to effectively communicate potential benefits and to explain how people’s rights will be respected and privacy protected. | She accused the government of failing to effectively communicate potential benefits and to explain how people’s rights will be respected and privacy protected. |
| “This approach has fuelled suspicion and scepticism – which may be why tens of thousands of people have rushed to opt out in the first week,” she said. | “This approach has fuelled suspicion and scepticism – which may be why tens of thousands of people have rushed to opt out in the first week,” she said. |
| Implemented properly, the e-health system could have significant benefits for clinicians and patients and save the health system billions of dollars, she said. | Implemented properly, the e-health system could have significant benefits for clinicians and patients and save the health system billions of dollars, she said. |
| Mental health bodies and the lobby group Digital Rights Watch have urged people to opt out if they doubt the security of the system. | Mental health bodies and the lobby group Digital Rights Watch have urged people to opt out if they doubt the security of the system. |
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