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Article: Commissioner Crompton welcomes draft Health Privacy Code.
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- Australasian Business Intelligence
- Article date:
- January 24, 2003
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Jan 23, 2003 (Marketing - ABIX via COMTEX)
The Australian Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, has welcomed the release of a draft health privacy code. Crompton says that the National Health Privacy Code, received from the Australian Health Minister's Advisory Council will produce many benefits by establishing a single national standard. He says it will eliminate confusion, deliver better outcomes, and avoid overlapping and complex legislation. Crompton says that, most importantly, it will give patients the ability to exercise better control ...