Megan Prictor – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:27:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 When medical software goes wrong https://www.openforum.com.au/when-medical-software-goes-wrong/ Sun, 07 Aug 2022 21:28:41 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=38759 The use of clinical support software is beneficial in most cases but if it malfunctions, a doctor’s duty of care makes them liable for any mistakes.

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Patients and the data breach notification maze https://www.openforum.com.au/patients-and-the-data-breach-notification-maze/ Mon, 13 Aug 2018 22:38:47 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=16042 A new report confirms that Australia’s healthcare sector is susceptible to data breaches, yet the legal requirements around breach notification are inconsistent and about to get more confusing.

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Data security in the spotlight https://www.openforum.com.au/data-security-in-the-spotlight/ Mon, 09 Apr 2018 22:15:53 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=13448 Australia's new Notifiable Data Breaches scheme means you should be notified if your data is hacked. Will unmasking a problem many firms have tried to cover up force them to take security more seriously?

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