The digital front door for key health information,my healthapp, has new features to help Australians manage their health and wellbeing wherever they travel over the holiday season.
The Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) has released a significant update to the user-friendly app to end the inconvenience and cost of misplacing electronic tokens or paper prescriptions, often called scripts.
Agency CEO Amanda Cattermole PSM said the latest update tomy healthapp makes it a unique digital means of enabling Australians to manage electronic prescriptions alongside their individual key health information in a secure and convenient location.
Australians caravaning across the country or flying to family festivities should downloadmy healthapp before they travel, so their health information and tools to support them are always in reach, Ms Cattermole said.
Whether you are a busy parent, an interstate traveller, or someone with chronic or complex health conditions, the upgrade to themy healthapp has been designed and tested with diverse consumer groups to ensure it is a health saver for everyone.
Broken Hill mother Danielle Keenan says the upgrade will be a game changer in managing the health of her 12-year-old daughter Augie who lives with Juvenile Diabetes and other health conditions that require close management.
I organise countless appointments and scripts each year, so having scripts in one convenient location alongside other key health information will bring me peace of mind, Mrs Keenan said.
It also makes it easier to travel interstate as a family because Augies health information can be easily accessed wherever we are by healthcare providers - and that could be a life saver for her if we had an accident.
Agency Chief Clinical Advisor (Medicine) Dr Amandeep Hansra saidmy healthapp is increasingly useful when people are in emergency situations.
Diagnostic imaging and pathology reports are being shared to My Health Record in growing numbers, which allows clinicians to access critical information that is not always available in their own organisation's health records. Access to this information on their mobile phone throughmy healthapp will also empower consumers to take control of their health Dr Hansra said.
The upgrade tomy healthapp provides enhanced usability and a fresh new look. Additional features include:
the ability to manually add or edit medicines you are currently taking, allergies, and adverse reactions
options to link or delink an Active Script List (ASL) once registered with a pharmacy
updates to the organ donor status information
add, update and view emergency contact information.
For more information aboutmy healthapp visit thedigital health websiteor downloadmy healthapp for iOS or Android from the App Store or Google Play for a healthy holiday season.