My Health Record update for June No Images? Click here My Health Record Newsletter Update for Pharmacists & Allied Health - June Edition (Please share this resource with your colleagues) WHAT'S NEW 9 out of 10 general practices signed up to My Health Record General practices are leading the charge in signing up to My Health Record, according to new data released by the Australian Digital Health Agency. In NSW, we’ve seen an increase from 82% of GPs registered in April 2018, to 92% in April 2019. Increased rates of viewing and using MHR have also been observed, including increased numbers of shared health summaries and prescription records uploaded and increased views of clinical documents. See more statistics and information here. Record number of signups to My Health Record in pharmacies Australian pharmacies have signed up to the My Heath Record system in record numbers over the past year, according to new data released by the Australian Digital Health Agency. In NSW, we’ve seen an increase from 34% of pharmacies registered in April 2018, to 84% in April 2019. Increased rates of uploading and viewing MHR have also been observed, with increased numbers of dispensed records uploaded and increased number of record views. See more statistics and information here. Australians can check their immunisation status through My Health Record My Health Record allows Australians to see their immunisation status- what immunisations they’ve had administered in the past and when, and work with their GPs to ensure they are up to date on all their immunisations. Read more here. Clinical pharmacy use of My Health Record: In conversation with Nicole Harris Read what Nicole Harris, Senior Clinical Pharmacist from Royal North Shore Hospital, has to say about how My Health Record can help pharmacists and how it has helped her with her patient. About the Pharmacist Shared Medicines List (PSML)
The following sources of medicines information may be used to create a PSML: reconciled hospital discharge medicines list, a medicines history from the consumer, dose administration aid medicines list, or after providing a pharmacist professional service e.g. a Home Medicines Review (HMR).
- A pharmacist after completing an in-pharmacy medicine review
- Benefits patients with complex conditions or chronic disease and taking multiple medications - Reduces errors in transitions between episodes of care eg. Between acute and community care - Improves information sharing between health professionals - Reduces medication interactions - Timely access to a curated medicines list - Improves medicine safety and patient safety
National Testing and Training Environment On Demand Training update - May 2019 Highlights of the release include:
Click here to access. Username: OnDemandTrainingUser Password: TrainMe Updated PRODA Factsheets The following guides have been updated to aid healthcare professionals with the PRODA/HPOS registration process and connecting to MHR: Department of Human Services advice: SHA-2 and NASH organisation certificates Please be aware of the changes to the National Authentication Service for Health (NASH) Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificate. Background
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For more information, please contact help@digitalhealth.gov.au GOOD NEWS STORIES On 18 June 2019, CESPHN held our final My Health Record and Data Quality in your Practice workshop with the wonderful Katrina Otto (Owner & Managing Director of Train IT Medical) at Canada Bay Club. A total of 7 workshops of this kind were held for General Practices, practice nurses, practice managers and practice staff throughout March to June this year in various locations and it has been fantastic to hear more and more situations of where My Health Record has brought clinical benefit. Rajeev Lal (Digital Health and QI Program Officer, CESPHN), Thuy Ann Vuong (MHR Engagement Program Lead, CESPHN) and Katrina Otto (Owner & Managing Director of Train IT Medical) at the end of a successful workshop. From January – June 2019, CESPHN has held a total of 14 CPD workshops to support healthcare providers of the region with My Health Record:
REMINDERS Get up to speed with digital health -please see details of our final My Health Record workshop below: Be My Health Record Ready Workshop & Networking evening This workshop will explore the My Health Record system and its medico-legal aspects to enable GPs, medical specialists, pharmacists and allied health professionals to confidently use the system. It will also allow opportunity for networking and questions. Presenters: Australian Digital Health Agency & HWL Ebsworth Lawyers representative Target audience: GPs, Medical Specialists, Pharmacists, Allied Health, Aged Care Event Date: 27 June 2019 Time: 6:30pm Registration, canapes, networking 7pm – 9pm Workshop. Address: Holiday Inn Potts Point, NSW 2011 Australia RSVP: myhealthrecord@cesphn.com.au by 12pm 27 June 2019 Organisation Readiness Checklist Publication The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) has released a three-page organisation readiness for MHR checklist for healthcare organisations, covering helpline contacts, awareness, information to register an organisation, configure software, policies and education and supporting information. Click here to download a copy. UPCOMING WEBINAR EVENTS
Note: A copy of the presentation will be made available following the event to individuals who have registered to attend the webinar.
Webinar - Clinical Documents in MHR explained This webinar will provide insights into the types of provider clinical documents that can be found in an individual’s My Health Record, highlighting the origins and accessibility to different document types as well as clarifying common ambiguities.
Webinar - Privacy obligations post-opt out for My Health Record - Healthcare organisations Do you work within a GP clinic, Community Pharmacy, Public or Private Hospital? Is your organisation registered for My Health Record? If you have answered ‘yes’ to either of these questions this webinar will
be a must attend. Learning outcomes include:
Note: This webinar is a live repeat of the webinar previously held in April 2019. A copy of the presentation will be made available following the event to individuals who have registered to attend the webinar.
Webinar – MHR – new Pharmacist Shared Medicines List (PSML) Explained
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Note: A copy of the presentation will be made available following the event to individuals who have registered to attend the webinar. PREVIOUS NEWSLETTER EDITIONS Previous newsletter editions can be accessed on our website here under ‘New features and news’. REQUEST FOR SUPPORT & TRAINING To request for My Health Record support & training, please email us at: myhealthrecord@cesphn.com.au Central and Eastern Sydney PHN |