Rob Hosking wrote:
Dear All
I would be interested in other people's ideas to respond to this e-mail
from Pail Oppy at Austin Health.( The Austin is one of the major
hospitals in Melbourne for those who don't know).
I have asked to be removed from their e-mail list suggesting that I will
only receive encrypted e-mail regarding my patients. It concerns me that
such a large public institution is going down the track of using plain
e-mail for this communication with GPs. They also appear to have sought
advice from the Privacy Commissioner which is at odds to the advice the
GPCG received during the Security Project.Like most things, I suspect
that people will interpret things the way they want until it is
challenged legally.
Amazing indeed!
Apart from the Privacy Commissioner's usual lack of regard for privacy
issues [some personal experience re my own health data suggests that
they are a total waste of space], are we all forgetting the RACGP's
third edition standards, soon to come into force?
Their standards relating to information transmission 4.2.3 clearly
states that a practice's transmission of patient data over a public
network must be encrypted.
Yes, you can split hairs about receiving unencrypted patient data versus
transmitting it, but that's being a bit disingenuous to say the least.
I wonder what the ACHS would say about Austin Hospital's behaviour?
Greg
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Greg Twyford
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Canterbury Division of General Practice
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