Controversial digital health scheme My Health Record has been given a relatively clean bill of health by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO).
This week, the ANAO released its findings into the implementation of the My Health Record system.
For the most part, the ANAO concluded that the system was built in a “largely effective” manner with appropriate planning, execution, and communication throughout the implementation.
The national auditor said My Health Record’s cybersecurity posture – a major cause for concern during its rollout – was good, but expressed disappointment with how shared cyber risk is currently handled.
“Risks relating to privacy and the IT system core infrastructure were largely well managed, and were informed by several privacy risk assessments and the implementation of key cyber security measures,” the ANAO report said.
“Management of shared cyber security risks was not appropriate and should be improved with respect to those risks that are shared with third party software vendors and healthcare provider organisations.”
Recommendations
The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA), which has been responsible for the My Health…
