My Health Record newsletter – March 2019
Key messages: - 9 out of 10 Australians now have a My Health Record.
- All health information contained in a consumer’s national My Health Record may be viewable by the consumer and other healthcare providers involved in their care, unless the consumer has applied access restrictions.
- Many clinical providers across Australia are already using the My Health Record system, with more than 80 per cent of general practices and pharmacies, 75 per cent of public hospitals and health services, and
64 per cent of private hospitals and clinics already registered, as of January 2019. See who is using digital health here.
- In NSW Health public hospitals, a consumer’s My Health Record is accessed via the statewide platform HealtheNet.
Good news stories My Health Record Expansion
We’ve seen an increased usage and adoption from healthcare providers, as well as a considerable increase in requests from those who are eager to learn more about the system. The My Health Record Expansion team has been visiting general practices, allied health professionals and pharmacies to ensure providers have the knowledge and resources they need to make use of the numerous benefits the system offers, including improvements in patient outcomes and avoided duplication of services. If you have any questions regarding My Health Record, please contact the team via myhealthrecord@cesphn.com.au. Connecting with allied health
In the month of February, the My Health Record Expansion team visited 143 allied health providers for MHR awareness training. My Health Record at International Women's Day
On 8 March, MHR team along with Mental Health and Chronic Disease teams attended a “Healthy mums, healthy daughters” event to celebrate International Women’s Day at Menai Community Centre. The event was organised by 3Bridges Community. There were several activities like Tai Chi, yoga, Aboriginal storytelling, painting and henna tattooing. It was a great day and the team enjoyed celebrating the women of our local community.
My Health Record workshops
Since the beginning of the year, CESPHN has run five workshops to ensure healthcare providers of the region are My Health Record ready: one workshop for medical specialists at St George Private Hospital, two workshops for general practices in Mascot and Canterbury and two workshops for pharmacists and allied health in Hurstville and Canada Bay. Our presenters are knowledgeable and engaging, generating great, interactive discussions with those attending. Topics such as why a medical specialist would use My Health Record, when the general practitioner would upload a shared health summary vs. event summary, tools available for data quality improvements, how My Health Record is used in practice and privacy and security features are covered. 13 more events for healthcare providers are planned up until end June 2019
– scroll down to our ‘Upcoming Workshops’ section for more information.
Katrina Otto (Managing director and Owner of Train IT Medical) and Dr Rick Wilcox from Coogee Skin Cancer Clinic from our first Be My Health Ready in General Practice workshop on 21 February at our CESPHN office in Mascot.
Sue Cummins (Senior Trainer from Train IT Medical) presenting to GPs, practice managers and practice nurses learning about data quality improvements at Canterbury Leagues Club on 6 March 2019.
Stewart Hancock (Pharmacist Manager of Priceline Pharmacy Oxford St) demonstrating how he has used My Health Record in practice to pharmacists and allied health professionals including dentists, physiotherapists, optometrists, psychologists, occupational therapists, and chiropractors at Canada Bay Club on 19 March 2019.
Revised My Health Record in Community Pharmacy eLearning On Friday 14 March, the Agency’s new CPD-accredited My Health Record in Community Pharmacy eLearning course went live. This self-paced course supports those working in Community Pharmacy to become familiar with and confident in using the My Health Record system.
It contains five modules: - Module 1 - An Introduction to My Health Record
- Module 2 - Clinical Documents and Patient Entered Information
- Module 3 - Viewing and Uploading to My Health Record
- Module 4 - My Health Record Privacy, Security and Consent
- Module 5 - Supporting Patients’ Use of My Health Record
Under the auspices of the Australian Pharmacy Council, each Module has been accredited by the Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia Ltd (PSA) for CPD points. Manage your certificates
Did you know that your NASH PKI certificate expires two years from the date of issue? Do you know how to renew your NASH PKI certificate? For further information and to learn how to renew your NASH PKI certificate, please visit Medicare - Manage your certificates web page.
New resources My Health Record 101 – Demonstration Webinars
CESPHN has produced short video webinars on how to view, upload and share Shared Health Summaries using Best Practice, Medical Director and Genie. These are now available under our section ‘Resources for GPs’ found on this page of our website. Interactive Factsheets
CESPHN has put together two interactive factsheets to help healthcare providers distinguish the difference between a shared health summary and event summary, when to upload, and when to view: - Shared Health Summary vs Event Summary Factsheet
- Pharmacist Factsheet on when to
view a patient’s My Health Record
My Health Record using LOTS Dispense software in Pharmacy
The My Health Record LOTS manual was recently released, a copy can be found here.
Reminders National Provider Portal now available in On Demand Training
The National Provider Portal (NPP) is a web portal that allows healthcare providers to access the My Health Record system without using conformant clinical software. The NPP provides read-only access to My Health Record. A simulated NPP environment is now available for healthcare providers to use in the On Demand Training Portal. For further information and to access the On Demand Training environment, please click here. How to Pharmacy videos
The Agency has released a series of instructional videos demonstrating how to use My Health Record with Minfos, Dispense Works and ZDispense.
The videos can be found here.
Education resources My Health Record helps you help your patient: A Mental Health Case Study
This interactive part two of a three part webinar series was based on a mental health case-study. This webinar included: - Highlighting clinical situations where access to information within My Health Record may enhance patient care
- Providing practical advice on security aspects and how to protect personal information
- Communicating with your patient/clients about how sensitive information is managed in the My Health Record
For your reference: - Watch a recording of the webinar here
- Presentation slides can be found here
My Health Record for Aged Care professionals
This interactive webinar is oriented to Aged Care professionals working in residential aged care or community aged care sectors. The benefits and functionality of My Health Record for aged care is explored as well as advice on how to register your organisation. For your reference: - Watch a recording of the webinar here
- Presentation slides can be found here
Introduction to My Health Record: for mental health professionals
This webinar provided an overview of the system, obligations of clinicians engaging with the Record and rights of the consumer. This webinar is part one of a three part webinar series for mental health professionals. For your reference: - Watch a recording of the webinar here
- Presentation slides can be found here
Upcoming webinar events Upcoming Live Webinar: My Health Record using Fred Dispense for Pharmacists
CESPHN is hosting a live webinar for pharmacists on how to use My Health Record via Fred Dispense software. For more information, view our flyer.
Upcoming workshops Learn how to be My Health Record ready by attending one of our My Health Record workshops. There will be opportunity to ask questions and network. These workshops run by CESPHN are currently free to healthcare providers who work in our region. Please see here for a list of our planned events and register to attend.
Previous newsletter editions Previous newsletter editions can be accessed on our website here under ‘New features and news’.
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