This month, we are looking at My Health Record which has launched in Australia in July.  There has been lots of information, and misinformation regarding this.  With the help of an article from ABC Health, your questions will be answered on cybersecurity, police and privacy

 

 

Every Australian will soon have a My Health Record — an online summary of their health information — unless they opt out over the next three months.

 

From Monday, Australians will have until October 15 to tell the Government they don’t want one. Otherwise, a record will automatically be created.

 

The project aims to give patients and doctors access to timely medical information — test results, referral letters and organ donation information, for starters — but there are concerns about the safety of some of our most personal, sensitive data.

 

The following information is courtesy of ABC, who sat down with Tim Kelsey, the head of the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) and the man in charge of the initiative, to get questions answered.

 

The way the record works

As a patient, how can I know if my My Health Record information is being maintained by my doctor?

 

You can choose to opt out and have no My Health Record.