Residents will soon have the chance to learn more about the Federal Government’s My Health Record, which is an online summary of a person’s key health information, including medical conditions, medicines, allergies and test results.
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An information session by the Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network will be held at Wagga City Library at 11am on July 18.
Every Australian will be offered a My Health Record unless they choose not to have one during the opt-out period from July 16 to October 15 this year.
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“Murrumbidgee PHN is very pleased to be supporting the Australian Digital Health Agency with local opportunities engaging with both healthcare providers and the general public about the My Health Record system,” Murrumbidgee PHN CEO Melissa Neal said.
“Throughout the region, we’re presenting information sessions at libraries and community groups, attending shows, expos and other local events, visiting shopping centres, and setting up street stalls in our smaller communities,” she said.
“You’ll also find us supporting our healthcare providers at GP clinics, local pharmacies, and hospitals,” Ms Neal said.
National Rural Health Alliance CEO Mark Diamond has urged residents to embrace the digital platform.
However, Dr Steve Hambleton, deputy chair of the My Health Record expansion program, could not say with certainty that there would not be a breach.
In an interview with Fairfax Media, he said: “I guess I can’t guarantee that there’s not a hole somewhere”.
"There may be a potential breach but that [will] not be the entire database.
“[If there were], it’d be individual records and not all of them; and that’ll be tracked and it will show up,” Dr Hambleton said.
The information session at the library will also be an opportunity for residents to discuss any concerns.
