Chilling Effects: NZ GP stops uploading patient notes to MyIndici as a precaution

A Wellington GP clinic has stopped uploading consultation notes to the MyIndici patient portal as an extra layer of protection for patients’ data, according to the post on DataBreaches[.]Net. The clinic emphasised that MyIndici itself has not been compromised, but notes two high‑profile health data breaches at other companies in the past few months involving ManageMyHealth and MediMap.

Newlands Medical Centre told RNZ, in response to questions, that while there are no concerns re Indici security, it decided to discontinue open notes as an added protection for patients’ data and will not be providing any further comment, according to Radio New Zealand. The article notes RNZ coverage of the situation and frames the precaution as a chilling effect rather than a breach at Indici. Read more at Radio New Zealand.