A former chair of Health New Zealand says a fix to issues within health data systems has likely been put off, after a possible hack of MediMap. 

The platform's widely used across the country, especially in aged care, disability, hospice, and community health. 

Rob Campbell told Ryan Bridge there's a lot of issues within data systems that need fixing. 

He says it's expensive, can be complex and isn't headline grabbing, so it's the sort of thing people put off. 

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A former chair of Health New Zealand says a fix to issues within health data systems has likely been put off, after a possible hack of MediMap.&nbsp;
The platform's widely used across the country, especially in aged care, disability, hospice, and community health.&nbsp;
Rob Campbell told Ryan Bridge there's a lot of issues within data systems that need fixing.&nbsp;
He says it's expensive, can be complex and isn't headline grabbing, so it's the sort of thing people put off.&nbsp;
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Rob Campbell: Former Health NZ Chair on the MediMap data breach

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