Media release – My Health Record system upgrade to make it easier to set security controls, make treatment needs known and help avoid issues related to medicines

13 March 2020: The My Health Record System is being upgraded on 13 and 14 March to improve usability for consumers and healthcare providers.

We have seen the important role My Health Record has played in large scale crises such as the Queensland floods and the recent bushfires, where pharmacists and hospital staff have relied on information in the My Health Record to provide care.

The changes in this new release improve the way a person’s medicines list appears in the My Health Record…