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HealthEngine, medical booking app, facing multi-million-dollar fines for selling patient data

Posted on August 8, 2019 by pogowasright.org

Pat McGrath reports:

Australia’s biggest medical appointment booking app HealthEngine is facing multi-million-dollar penalties after an ABC investigation exposed its practice of funnelling patient information to law firms.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched legal action against the Perth-based company in the Federal Court, accusing it of misleading and deceptive conduct.

Read more on ABC (AU).

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