Advanced care planning is challenging and often difficult to talk about, but is worth the effort and can translate to better care for the individual and their family.
The system’s full value will become more apparent in coming years when most Australians have a My Health Record.
Tom McMillan has an intimate knowledge of the challenges that distance creates for accessing and providing health services.
The Australian Digital Health Agency has had a few enquiries regarding other
My Health Record is an opportunity to reduce the gaps in communication between health professionals.
Not being able to accurately record medications, allergies and important medical history is detrimental to the effective delivery of healthcare.
My Health Record is emerging as a fabulous tool to assist in ensuring patients have safer, more appropriate health care when navigating across the siloes of our health care system.
My Health Record is a really useful resource for all practices. It provides access to information about a patient’s health history in a central location.
Martu country is in the Little Sandy Desert in the East Pilbara region of Western Australia. It’s remote. Very remote.
Presentation by Australian Digital Health Agency CEO Tim Kelsey at the National Press Club, Canberra, Thursday 24 May 2018.
Dr Elizabeth Jackson strongly believes digital health is the way forward for Australia’s healthcare system.
With assistance from the Sydney North PHN signing up to My Health Record was completed smoothly and successfully.
