Anger Over EU Medical Data-Sharing

ukhackster writes "A row is brewing in Europe over plans to make medical records available across the EU. The scheme calls for interoperability between health systems in 22 different countries. Experts are predicting that security problems could expose confidential patient records, with one calling the affair 'a colossal waste of money and energy.' This 'e-Health' initiative reflects similar projects in the United States, and raises many of the same issues discussed here. The article makes it clear that many important issues, such as security, privacy, and the rights of patients, are still up in the air as the project moves forward. Could this be another huge IT project disaster on the horizon?"

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I can see the conversation now

[Anonymous Coward]

Doctor to nurse: "Alright, give the patient anesthesia for patient for the vasectomy, but be careful he is a 98 year old pregnant woman."

Patient:"What!? I just came in to get a flu shot! I dont want to.....zzzzzzzzzz"

Re:a potential disaster?

[neuro.slug]

Proper planning and recources could make the transistion easy.

This is government we're talking about. You must be new here. And by "here", I mean the world in which we live.

So much data to mine.

[AHuxley]

In Capitalist west Microsoft find profit with medical interoperability.
In Soviet Russia kgb and gru interoperability find you!