15 June Immunisation Status among the top 5 healthcare documents Australians want access to June 15, 2020 By Announcement, Digital Health Agency, Vaccinations 0 Ten million Australians now have their immunisations in their My Health Record and people can’t get enough of them. Research undertaken by the Australian Digital Health Agency (Agency) earlier this year showed that the top 5 things people want to access are their test scans and results, notes from their GP, information on medicines they have been prescribed, Medicare information and their immunisation status. To respond to this demand, the Agency fast tracked information from the Australian Immunisation Register to go into the My Health Record in April for those records which had not been updated. At the end of April, of the 22.75 My Health Records nearly 70% had information in them; including nearly 10 million with immunisation information that is critical to keeping Australians safe against preventable infections. READ MORE Related Articles My Health Record – Australians to decide on a smarter and safer way to share their important healthcare information By the end of 2018, a My Health Record will be created for every Australian, unless they choose not to have one. If people choose not to have a My Health Record, they will be able to opt out of having one created for them during a three-month period, starting on Monday 16 July and ending on October 15 2018 Increased use of My Health Record by healthcare providers HPOS access changes from DHS From 1 December 2018, delegations in HPOS will automatically expire after a 12-month period. After the 12-month period, providers will need to renew their delegates’ access or the delegate will need to request delegate access. New Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) eLearning education modules available The Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) is a national register that can record vaccines given to people of all ages in Australia. This includes all vaccines funded under the National Immunisation Program, vaccines provided under State and Territory vaccination programs and most privately funded vaccines, including influenza and travel vaccines. Join us at Australian Healthcare Week We invite you to join the largest healthcare event in Australia for what promises to be an invaluable learning and networking experience. AAPM is proud to support Australian Healthcare Week as an exhibitor. Provider Connect Australia - helping healthcare providers stay connected Comments are closed.