Keeping Track of your Health
MyMedicare Registration
What is MyMedicare?
MyMedicare is a free service that you can choose to sign up to.
It tells your doctor and health clinic that they are the people you want to get your care from.
This will help your doctor:
- understand the type of care you need
- give you better care.
It will also help other people who may give you health care to find your doctor, for example, the hospital.
Support you can get through MyMedicare:
When you sign up to MyMedicare, you will be able to have longer telehealth calls with your doctor.
Telehealth is when you get your health care by phone.
For example, you might talk to your doctor on the phone.
If you have a long-term illness, you might be able to get better care options.
Other types of MyMedicare support will be available in the future.
How do we protect your information?
MyMedicare won’t store any of your health information.
It will only store some personal information about you and
the people who provide you with health services.
The information it will store includes:
· your name and date of birth
· your doctor’s information
· the details on your Medicare Card or a Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) Veteran Card.
Veterans are people who worked in the defence forces, including the:
· army
· navy
· air force.
Some family members of veterans might also have a Veteran Card.
We will keep your personal information:
· safe
· private.
You can learn more about how we protect your information on our website. www.health.gov.au/mymedicare-privacy
https://www.health.gov.au/resources/videos/registering-in-mymedicare?language=en
My Health Record
My Health Record is a safe and secure place to keep your key health information. When it’s up to date, it paints a more complete picture of your health. You and your health care provider can look at your record whenever you need to, including in an emergency.
You're always in control of your record. You can decide what to securely store in it and who can access it. You can also see when someone has accessed your record.
What’s in My Health Record
My Health Record gives you access to key health information, such as your:
- immunisation history
- pathology and diagnostic imaging reports
- prescription and dispensing information
- hospital discharge summaries.
How to access your record online
Most Australians have a record. You'll need to have My Health Record linked to your myGov account to access it.
If your My Health Record is linked to myGov, sign in now to access your information.
https://login.my.gov.au/las/mygov-login?execution=e1s1
If you don’t have My Health Record linked to myGov account, find out how to set up and access your record through myGov.
If you’re not eligible for Medicare, you can still get a My Health Record. Find out more about getting a My Health Record on the Australian Digital Health Agency website.