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Government-run Healthcare: UK’s medical records go online without consent
UK Telegraph ^ | 3/10/2010 | FactReal

Posted on 03/19/2010 5:45:56 PM PDT by FactReal

FactReal on March 10, 2010

UK government is rushing to publish medical records…before the patients try to stop them. One more reason not to have government in charge of our health care. ObamaCare-lovers, beware!

"Those who do not wish to have their details on the £11 billion computer system are supposed to be able to opt out by informing health authorities.

But doctors have accused the Government of rushing the project through, meaning that patients have had their details uploaded to the database before they have had a chance to object...

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TOPICS: Government; Health/Medicine; Politics
KEYWORDS: obama; obamacare; socializedhealthcare; teaparty

1 posted on 03/19/2010 5:45:56 PM PDT by FactReal
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To: FactReal

I believe the Stimulus Bill in 2009 contained funds for the creation of electronic medical records here in the U.S.


2 posted on 03/19/2010 5:53:45 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation ("And when the Antichrist comes, millions will love him." Remind you of anyone?)
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

Over $30 billion without regulations to manage.


3 posted on 03/19/2010 7:58:18 PM PDT by uncommonsense (Liberals see what they believe; Conservatives believe what they see.)
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I wonder how long it will take some entrepid hacker to split that database wide open? If memory serves, the UK gov't's computer systems are not exactly the most secure in the world, and vital info has been hacked out of them before.

No doubt, eventually, the fascists will devolve to having our medical records encoded in barcode form, and then have the barcode tattooed on our hides:


4 posted on 03/19/2010 8:01:49 PM PDT by Oceander (The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
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