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Printouts and faxes for pathology results almost history
Friday, May 15, 2020 - 07:00
Test results from more than 95 per cent of Australian public pathology laboratories are now available online providing secure and convenient access for patients and clinicians. All public pathology laboratories in New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia are now connected to the My Health Record system and work is progressing to complete connections in the ACT and Victoria.
More My Health Record apps to help Australians manage their health
Thursday, March 26, 2020 - 16:00
The Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) has today enabled more mobile apps to connect to the My Health Record so that consumers have more choices about the ways they get real time access to their health information.
My Health Record system upgrade to make it easier to set security controls, make treatment needs known and help avoid issues related to medicines
Friday, March 13, 2020 - 16:30
The My Health Record System is being upgraded on 13 and 14 March to improve usability for consumers and healthcare providers.
More Victorian patients and clinicians now have instant and secure access to pathology test results
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 11:15
More patients across Victoria are benefiting from convenient and secure access to their pathology reports with Melbourne Pathology the latest to start sending reports to My Health Record.
New program to ensure nurses and midwives are at the forefront of digital health
Monday, February 3, 2020 - 12:15
A new professional development program has been launched to identify the necessary digital health capabilities for nurses and midwives to further improve the quality, safety and efficiency of care that they deliver.
Increased use of My Health Record by healthcare providers
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - 15:15
Healthcare providers have uploaded documents to an additional 490,000 My Health Records in one month. This takes the total in December 2019 to nearly 13 million My Health Records with information in them, up from 12.5 million in November.
My Health Record sees a 62 per cent increase in general practitioners viewing documents
Monday, December 23, 2019 - 10:30
According to data released by the Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency), general practices increasingly lead the way in using My Health Record, with usage (viewing and uploading) rising substantially since March 2019.
Another milestone reached - Webstercare becomes the first organisation to start using the Pharmacist Shared Medicines List
Friday, December 20, 2019 - 19:15
The Australian Digital Health Agency, together with Webstercare – the creator of the Webster-pak® – has today launched a new clinical document within My Health Record to reduce medication-related problems in Australia, and specifically those experienced by Australia’s older population.
Bettina McMahon announced as Interim Chief Executive Officer
Thursday, December 19, 2019 - 11:45
The Australian Digital Health Agency Board is pleased to announce Bettina McMahon will be the Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Digital Health Agency from 17 February 2020.
Update to the My Health Record statistics
Monday, December 16, 2019 - 16:00
The Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) has published updated statistics showing more detailed activity on My Health Record.