Thread: Patients' medical records go online

Patients’ confidential medical records are being placed on a controversial NHS database without their knowledge, doctors’ leaders have warned.
Patients' medical records go online without consent - Telegraph

This is taking place In England. The country with National health care. You say so what. If we get national health care there will be nothing to stop our government from putting your records online.
If the government is involved in your health care they will feel they have the right to darn well as they please without repercussions.

A prospective employer could scan your records and decide you aren't for the job. Credit bureaus could scan and lower your score because of your record. Hackers could get to your records. If they can hack the Pentagon they would have no trouble hacking into a government medical record site.

One of just a few reasons it's not good to have the government involved in your health.

if a doctor can view my health information and make a simple diagnosis of a problem and issue me a prescription online without having to make a office visit - thereby lowering my overall health care cost..... i would be all for that

if a doctor in an emergency room had instant access to my health information and could better treat me in a life threatening situation... i would be all for that


as far as employers, its called background check. why shouldn't employers have the right to information relating to a perspective hire?

and if a credit bureau lowers someone's credit score, who cares?

if a hacker wants to see my medical records, i could care less


the sky is not falling and the government is not coming to take your guns
step back from the keyboard, go outside and take a deep breath of fresh air

With over 11,000 postings and posted at all hours of the day and night some of these people havent had fresh air in a very long time.

I'm fine with doctors having access to my medical records, but not anyone else! You have control over your criminal record (don't get in trouble) and some control over your credit (don't be stupid with your purchases). There are some medical conditions you have no control over, and shouldn't be discriminated against as long as you can do the job.

This ticks me off.

Every time ANOTHER one of our freedoms, privacy, whatever... is proposed to be compromised in the name of 'efficiency'..... this Country dies a little more.

Doctors with a full dossier on my life making an on-line diagnosis and then standing in line at the pharmacy to get our drugs... great idea.... or is it?

How many times are they going to tell me.... "Well, on September 19th, 1991, Doctor Smith told you to quit drinking so much coffee... so you're getting what you deserve. Here's a prescription for some expensive crap that's more likely to kill you then help you but hey... we can log this as another satisfied customer... NEXT!"

As for prospective employers... when did it become anyone's business what your long-term health history is like? Sure, employers have an obligation to be certain an applicant can physically do the job they are interviewing for.... but after that, it's none of anyone's business that I had pneumonia when I was 14 years old or broke my leg in a sporting accident.

Credit bureau's and hackers. Boy, would they LOVE to get hold of this information. Just imagine the amounts of money that could be either legally extracted or stolen if someone knew every intimate detail of your life.

I don't buy the argument "Hey, it's all good." There is enough data floating around on every citizen in this Country as it is. Putting all that data in one place is extremely dangerous.

By the way, I manage and design SQL databases for a living. Their power is extraordinary in the way we can store and understand facts. Unfortunately, this information can/has been abused by governments throughout history.

I'm not willing to give up my freedom for convenience... are you?

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