Health Promotion and Policy Task

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HEALTH PROMOTION AND POLICY
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Introduction
The following paper will briefly expound upon the possibility of risk, impact and
associated consequences concerning the usage of My Health Record (MHR) in Australia. This
paper will also briefly shed light on a possible risk management plan for the purpose of
mitigating the adverse consequences associated with the same.
Discussion
My Health Record
MHR is the name given to a nationally accessible healthcare record where Australians
have the convenience of entering personal data relevant to healthcare, such as doctor’s records,
hospital information, medication records, referrals, immunization history, relevant insurance
policies being used, and the presence of any adverse healthcare concerns or allergies, diagnostic
reports, assessment results and living will documents after death. Additionally, individuals using
MHR have the ability to modify restrictions on data accessibility as well as share the information
with any healthcare professionals so as to save time during emergencies (Department of Health,
2020). Despite the seemingly convenient and simple nature of the MHR, this system has been
criticized to be prone to security breaches as well as uncompliant to the needs of minors and
those devoid of technical knowledge or internet resources (Mendelson, 2020). These have been
expounded further as a part of the risk analysis assessment below:
Risk Analysis
Table 1: Risk Analysis of MHR
Risk Impact L C R Risk
Treatment
Responsibility
Risk of Loss of 5 5 4 Establishment Federal and

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Security
Breaches – 4
confidentiality
and
information
misuse of
patients and
populations,
loss of trust
and financial
losses for
healthcare
organizations
of informed-
consent based
protocols, data
encryption
policies.
State
government,
citizens,
healthcare
organizations
Risk of data
confidentialit
y for minors -
3
Lack of
privacy for 14
to 17 year
olds,
increased risk
of
engagement
in unsafe
sexual
behaviors,
loss of trust
and financial
losses for
healthcare
organizations
4 3 3 Expand the
age for
individuals
needed
authorized
representatives
to 14 years
Families and
minors,
healthcare
organizations,
federal and
State
government
Risk of
healthcare
accessibility
for
indigenous,
cultural
diverse,
remote
populations or
this with
limited
technological
knowledge - 3
Inability for
diverse
minority
groups and
populations
living in
remote areas
or lacking
sufficient
technical
knowledge or
internet to use
MHR, may
contribute to
healthcare
disparities and
inequities
across the
healthcare
system
4 3 3 Provide
internet
resources and
educational
workshops to
teach
vulnerable
populations on
MHR usage
Healthcare
organizations,
federal and
State
government,
vulnerable
groups living
in remote
areas, are
culturally
diverse and
posses
inadequate
health literacy.