For years, I have been asking doctors in
both public and private medical institutions/providers why they could not give
me copies of my medical records and laboratory test reports every time I
consulted them. All of them said it’s their providers’ policy and common
practice not to give. I told them I’m paying full consultation fee with GST and
why not. They still said no except for some providers who could provide copies
of my medical records if I pay an admin fee and wait a weeks for the medical
records to be sent to me.
What the “****” with such policy and
system in this future ‘smart nation”.
In my opinion, the patient should be
given the custody and rights to their medical records. This unfair practice by
medical providers here is a major roadblock why patients could not keep their own
medical records as a backup or to seek second opinion on their conditions.
Now that there is a breach on our national health system’s databank with my
personal sensitive data stolen, who is responsible to ensure that my data is
not misused, erased or altered? Who has to pay for damages and compensate me
when my data has been used without authorization?
Our Cyber Security Chief said my personal
data is “only basic demographic data, ….there is no strong commercial value to
these types of data”. Theft of my personal data includes my name, IC number,
address, gender, race, DOB. These data has no value?
Damn!
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