New Zealand healthcare will change before the year is out as Kiwis are signed into patient portals allowing them to self-manage their medical records, book doctor appointments and chat to their GP online
Would you entrust the government with securing your medical records online? I for one would not. I refuse to utilise the current iGovt login (or whatever they currently call it) for similar security fears.
You might as well have a user account joe.bloggs.healthcare@xtra.co.nz with a password of 'qwerty'.
Each region and each district in New Zealand will roll this out
would be user-friendly for the elderly, but would also be available on smartphone applications
I wonder who will pay for the hideously expensive data charges to chat online to your GP.
My elderly dragon-in-law will not only have to become computer literate, she will also have to acquire an expensive smartphone to get her prescriptions filled. Currently has enough trouble dialling numbers on a normal phone with oversized keys, let alone actually seeing an over-rated yuppie phone masquerading as a handheld computer.
Something positive though re unemployment. After events in recent days in the world of Xtra emails re online security, I guess the Privacy Commissioner will beefing up their complaints team.
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