See how My Health Record played a critical role in helping Townsville Hospital Nursing Director Debbie Maclean and countless other victims of the Townsville floods.
- Mobile device apps provide a convenient way to transact and access personal information from any location or while on the move.
- 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.
- 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.