My Health Record

Benefits of having a My Health Record

Better Access

• Your important healthcare information can be available in one place online that is easily accessible by your authorised doctors, specialist, or hospitals.
• Even if you move or travel interstate, the information can be viewed securely online, anywhere, any time.
• You can access your health information from any computer with an internet connection. You control who can see it. Once it's set up you don't need to do anything.
   

Strong Security

If you choose to you can control who sees what information in your My Health Record .
There are strict results and regulations on who can see or use your My Health Record to protect your health information from misuse or loss. There are penalties for anyone who breaks these.

More Convenient

You won't need to worry about having to remember and repeat your health history like medicines, details of chronic conditions, and dates of recent tests with different or new healthcare providers.
Your children's health history such as immunisations and medical tests are all recorded so you can access them from anywhere.

Improved Safety

In a medical emergency, healthcare providers connected to the My Health Record system can see your health information to provide you the best possible care quickly.

Privacy Matters

To create a My Health Record, we will collect information about you and your children from Medicare and some other government bodies including your name, date of birth, and Medicare records from the last two years.

Registered healthcare provider organisations such as general practices and hospitals will be able to access your My Health Record when providing healthcare to you. You can set access controls to restrict which healthcare providers can see your health information.

We don't disclose your information to anyone else, unless required or permitted by law.

More information can be found at the My Health Record Privacy Page

What is included in your My Health Record?