The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) tabled its annual report of eHealth activities in Parliament on Tuesday. The report, which includes information about the OAIC’s compliance, enforcement, advice and liaison activities under the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records (PCEHR) Act 2012 and the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010, states, “Despite minimal enforcement activity during the year, the OAIC carried forward a full program of eHealth-related work.” Meanwhile, the Australian Medical Association is calling for the PCEHR system to be opt-out “to boost consumer participation.”
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