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Patients' Medical Records Go Online Without Consent

Those who do not wish to have their details on the $16.4 billion computer system are supposed to be able to opt out by informing health authorities. But doctors have accused the Government of rushing the project through, meaning that patients have had their details uploaded to the database before they have had a chance to object. The scheme, one of the largest of its kind in the world, will eventually hold the private records of more than 50 million patients. But it has been dogged by accusations that the private information held on it will not be safe from hackers.
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Posted by Editor at March 10, 2010 02:05 AM