❓ A Member of Parliament is questioning the WA Country Health Service (WACHS) regarding Global Diagnostics Australia's online platform for accessing medical images and patient information, specifically concerning access terms and patient consent.
AnsweredQoN 469Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICE
— PATIENT INFORMATION
469. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to questions without notice
404 and 449, asked by me on 12 and 14 May 2020 respectively.
(1) Within its
contracted services to the WA Country Health Service, is Global Diagnostics
Australia required to provide treating health practitioners with access to its
secure online platforms in order to access medical images and reports?
(2) If yes to (1), has WACHS reviewed the terms and
conditions being imposed on treating health practitioners by Global
Diagnostics Australia for access to its secure online platform to ensure that
they are legally appropriate and do not unreasonably withhold access?
(3) If no to (2),
why not, given that WACHS accepted offers only from those contractors that
provided access to a secure online platform as part of its tender evaluation
process?
(4) Does WACHS
require Global Diagnostics Australia to obtain written or verbal consent for
the release of patient information to treating health practitioners?
— PATIENT INFORMATION
469. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to questions without notice
404 and 449, asked by me on 12 and 14 May 2020 respectively.
(1) Within its
contracted services to the WA Country Health Service, is Global Diagnostics
Australia required to provide treating health practitioners with access to its
secure online platforms in order to access medical images and reports?
(2) If yes to (1), has WACHS reviewed the terms and
conditions being imposed on treating health practitioners by Global
Diagnostics Australia for access to its secure online platform to ensure that
they are legally appropriate and do not unreasonably withhold access?
(3) If no to (2),
why not, given that WACHS accepted offers only from those contractors that
provided access to a secure online platform as part of its tender evaluation
process?
(4) Does WACHS
require Global Diagnostics Australia to obtain written or verbal consent for
the release of patient information to treating health practitioners?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes.
(2) No.
(3) As part of the request specifications, the WA
Country Health Service requested that a secure online platform be included as part of the respondent's
response. WACHS' contractual arrangement with Global Diagnostics Australia requires it to adhere to the Department of Finance's general
conditions of contract, including its data security provisions and WA Health's
''Information Access, Use and Disclosure Policy''.
(4) WACHS has
previously advised Global Diagnostics Australia to provide clinicians access to
any radiological studies when appropriate patient consent has been provided.
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes.
(2) No.
(3) As part of the request specifications, the WA
Country Health Service requested that a secure online platform be included as part of the respondent's
response. WACHS' contractual arrangement with Global Diagnostics Australia requires it to adhere to the Department of Finance's general
conditions of contract, including its data security provisions and WA Health's
''Information Access, Use and Disclosure Policy''.
(4) WACHS has
previously advised Global Diagnostics Australia to provide clinicians access to
any radiological studies when appropriate patient consent has been provided.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.