Digital health black hole

The AFR View The Productivity Commission’s report on the failure of the federal government’s My Health Record portal should concern all Australians not only as taxpayers, but as health care consumers in a rapidly ageing society. May 8, 2024 – 6.38pm Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? The Productivity Commission’s report on the failure of the federal government’s My Health Record portal should concern all Australians not only as taxpayers, but as health care consumers in a rapidly ageing society. Despite the $2 billion invested in what was supposed to be a centralised digital access point for patients’ most important health data, poor interoperability and clunky usability means that just a tiny fraction of the documents uploaded – 2 per cent – are viewed by other clinicians. Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Latest In Health & education Fetching latest articles Most Viewed In Policy