Digital Health Learning: My Health Record for older Australians and their carers
Completion requirements
This course includes several topic areas about My Health Record which may be most helpful to older Australians and their carers. These include how carers can become a nominated or authorised representative for the person they care for.
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About My Health Record for older Australians and their carers
My Health Record allows older Australians and their carers to manage their health information in one secure location. Find out more about My Health Record and how it can benefit you.
Getting started with My Health Record
You can access My Health Record using any device that connects to the internet. Find out how you can set up your record online.
Introduction to the My Health Record Home page
When you log in to your My Health Record, you will see the Record Home page. It provides an overview of your health information. Find out more about this page and how to access your information via its top menu.
Privacy and access settings in My Health Record
My Health Record is a safe and secure system that brings your together your key health information. And you're in control of it. Find out how you can manage your important health information.
Nominated representatives in My Health Record
A nominated representative is a person you or an authorised representative invites to have access to your record so they can view or help you manage it. Find out how to give someone you trust access to your record or accept an invitation to be a nominated representative.
Authorised representatives for individuals aged 14 years and over
You can be an authorised representative for a person 14 years or older if you can show that the person lacks the capacity to make their own decisions and you have authority to act on their behalf. Find out more about how you can become an authorised representative to manage another person's My Health Record.
Emergency contacts in My Health Record
You can store details of people you would like to be contacted in a medical emergency in your record. This could be family members, or close friends or carers. Find out where you can add these details to My Health Record.
Advance care planning information in My Health Record
Advance care planning is the process of detailing your future medical care preferences. By adding an advance care planning document to your record, your wishes can be safely and securely accessed if they were ever needed in a medical emergency. Find out how to upload your advance care planning documents to My Health Record.
Shared health summaries in My Health Record
A shared health summary is a clinical record written by your primary healthcare provider such as your GP. It is a summary of your health status at a single point in time. Learn how you can find shared health summaries in My Health Record.
Allergies, adverse reactions and medicines information in My Health Record
You can use My Health Record to keep track of your medicines, allergies and adverse reactions. Learn where to find this important health information.