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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

An improved My Health Record will be at centre of push to modernise primary healthcare

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The Strengthening Medicare Taskforce has agreed to improve and expand the use of My Health Record. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

The under-utilised and much-maligned My Health Record will be at the centre of a push to modernise primary healthcare, with better digital systems to be discussed at national cabinet.

The Strengthening Medicare Taskforce has agreed to improve and expand the use of the platform, with a broader range of health professionals able to access and add to digital health records a key recommendation of its report to drive improvements in primary care.

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