“Every day one in five GPs will see a patient for whom they have little or no information at all - Health Minister Sussan Ley
More than four million Australians, about 17 per cent of the population, have registered for My Health Record, the Federal Minister for Health Sussan Ley has announced.
“With a My Health Record, both a patient and their healthcare professional can gain immediate access to important health information on-line,” the Minister said. “This can improve co-ordinated care outcomes, reduce duplication and provide vital information in emergency situations.”
She said it enabled people to become more active in managing their health as well as providing links between the multiple services many may need through their life.
Ms Ley said a steady increase in registrations had followed the recent MH“Every day one in five GPs will see a patient for whom they have little or no information at all - Health Minister Sussan LeyR re-launch.
“In the past four weeks alone, there has been an average of 2,200 new registrations every day, or one new My Health Record created every 38 seconds.
“With changes to the General Practice incentive, healthcare providers are increasingly contributing and viewing on-line health information about their patients. We are now seeing one upload of clinical health information from a healthcare provider every 21 seconds.”
Ms Ley said every day one in five GPs will see a patient for whom they have little or no information at all.
“With the My Health Record, they will increasingly have access to at least some information about a patient. This may be a Medicare claim or pharmacy prescription, or clinical information uploaded by other healthcare providers such as a specialist, hospital and pharmacy.”
Having a personal MHR “puts the power in the hands of health consumers to decide with whom they share their health information,” she added.
