Emergency doctor and epidemiologist Dr Andrew Jeremijenko explains why access to up-to-date patient medical information is vital this flu season.
Few people see asthma as a deadly disease. But, as a nurse working in rural practice in the South Australian wheatbelt – where allergies are rife as a trigger for asthma flare-ups – Julianne Badenoch knows differently.
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.
Senior Pharmacy Assistant, Annabel Peach, says My Health Record is allowing for more holistic patient care.
National President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Shane Jackson, says My Health Record will dramatically improve the health of the Australian public.
Dr Caroline Yates says My Health Record will enhance patient care through access to key health information.
This morning the Australian Parliament passed the My Health Records Amendment (Strengthening Privacy) Bill 2018. The new laws mean Australians can choose to have a My Health Record or to permanently delete it at any time in their life.
Following the Senate vote today to extend the opt-out period, the Minister for Health has announced that the opt-out period will be extended until 31 January 2019.
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.
