What is My Health Record?
My Health Record lets you control your health information securely, in one place.
This means your important health information is available when and where it’s needed, including in an emergency.
How to use My Health Record
Log in to your record and start managing your health information securely online.
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Visiting your GP and healthcare providers
What's in a My Health Record?
Your My Health Record could contain:
- Medicines you are taking prescribed by your doctor
- Your Medicare claims history
- Your organ donation decision
- Hospital discharge information
- Diagnostic imaging report (like ultrasound or x-ray results)
- Pathology reports (like blood tests)
You can also add your own information like:
- Any allergies and adverse reactions you may have
- Your advance care planning information (this record your wishes about your health care in the event that you are too unwell to communicate)
Latest news
The Australian Digital Health Agency has today announced that 9 out of 10 Australians will have a My Health Record following the conclusion of the opt-out period.
There have been no reported unauthorised views of a person’s health information in My Health Record in the six years of its operations. More than 6.3 million people have a My Health Record.
Positive Life NSW CEO Craig Cooper explains how My Health Record is helping those managing conditions associated with HIV.
- Discover what these everyday Australians have to say about My Health Record.
- My Health Record helps paralympian Deon manage his heath information when competing around Australia and overseas.
- Bourke-based pharmacist Peter Crothers shares his experience with My Health Record
