EDITOR’S NOTE: This piece has been updated following Wednesday’s Senate vote to extend the opt-out period until 2019 The Australian government agreed to extend the opt-out period... Read more
Lesley Russell writes: The federal government is under increasing pressure to suspend the rollout of the controversial My Health Record (MHR). To date the number of Australians who have opte... Read more
“It all started when the toilet exploded,” I tell people when they ask how I approached the renovation of the old weatherboard miner’s cottage that has been my home for more than a decade. I... Read more
In this budget brief from the parliamentary library Dr Rhonda Jolly explores whether the current tinkering around the edges of the health record could be a prelude to a new strategy. Dr Rho... Read more
Cris Kerr, an advocate for the value of patient testimony, especially around e-Health systems, has responded to Paul Smith’s recent report on the National Health and Hospitals Reform C... Read more