Hoyden Laurelhed quiet rightly expresses disquiet over Federal Government progression of a nationl e-health data base

Laurelhed over at Hoydens About Town looks at potential problems with the Rudd Government plan to create a national e-health data base, as a precursor to the national individual Medicare health information card.

The Commonwealth Dept of Health and Aging has posted these documents on its website:
Call for submissions: Healthcare identifiers and privacy legislative proposals
Health identifiers and privacy: Discussion paper on proposals for legislative support

Never be in any doubt - under the Rudd Government plan an individual will not own or control their personal or family medical record information (or any personal identifying data) and, medical personnel, agencies and hospitals will be able to deny an individual complete unfiltered access to these records.
As to the ability to correct inaccurate or misleading information held in the e-health data base - the system will lead you a merry chase.

My opinion. Paternalistic big brotherdom.

Thinking of making paperless Christmas cards this year?

If you want to send a simple Christmas greeting by e-mail and so avoid the guilt of using paper this year, here is the simplest method:

Go to Google Images and search for appropriate pictures such as Christmas tree, Christmas scene, Christmas bells, Santa Claus.

• Download your favourite images to Desktop.
• Create an e-mail and give it a coloured or patterned background.
• Insert a picture and centre it.
• Pick the font type and colour you fancy and write your message.

Nothing simpler.

* If you want to caption the picture with a personal message, pimp the card or create a Christmas collage, then go to BIG HUGE Labs and take advantage of the free, easy to use tools there.

If you are into prepared e-cards there are downloadable examples at Yahoo! Kids or personalise those found at ecards4ever.