Your Guide to Engaging with Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
What are Electronic Medical Records and what do they contain?
What is the Patient Portal and how does it work?
Protection and Access of your Health Information in Electronic Medical Record
The EMR is protected by privacy laws. Only authorized health care workers can access the EMR for your care.
+ info
How can I get more Involved?
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVOLVEMENT
TIPS FOR ENGAGEMENT
My Health Record and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems are different
My Health Record contains health information like immunisations, pathology and diagnostic imaging reports, prescription information, hospital discharge summaries and other things. You can access My Health Record from your phone or computer. The EMR contains health information about patients during their hospital stay, and it can be accessed by the health care team caring for patients in hospitals.
MY HEALTH RECORD
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Ask Questions I can prepare a list of questions before meetings or medical team rounds to better understand treatment and care decisions. Understand the EMR I can gain knowledge about how the EMR works and what information it contains by seeking explanations from health care workers. Request Clear Communication I can ask health care workers to give me clear updates about my care and treatment, especially during medical team rounds. Stay Informed after Leaving Hospital When plans are being made for going to hospital, I can ask health care workers about any changes to the treatment plan.
What is NOT available for me through the Patient Portal?
- Information about my care at other hospitals or healthcare services.
- My current medication lists or prescriptions.
- I can’t send messages to specific doctors or nurses. The system only lets me message the Patient Portal Support team.
Family Meetings
- I can ask for a family meeting conducted where the information is recorded in the EMR.
- I can ask health care workers to talk to me about the information recorded in the EMR about the family meeting.
Medical Team Rounds or Communication Rounds
- These rounds provide an opportunity for me to learn more about decisions that are recorded in the EMR.
Helping Healthcare Workers to Understand about M my Needs, Preferences and Goals
- I can direct health care workers to note my specific preferences or needs within the Comprehensive Care Plan section of the EMR.
Medication List and Discharge Summary
- I can ask health care workers to provide information about my medications documented in the medication list and discharge summary within the EMR.
Support after Leaving Hospital
- Before leaving the hospital, I can ask health care workers for clear contact information about follow-up care.
What is the patient portal and what are its benefits?
A patient portal is a secure and easy-to-use online tool. It gives patients quick access to their health information. Patients can use the portal to safely connect with health care workers and manage their care on any computer or mobile device.
How can I engage with my care by using the Patient Portal?
- View and manage my upcoming appointments
- Check my pathology and test results done in the hospital
- Look at letters that have been sent to me
- Access my inpatient discharge summaries
- Get secure messages from my health care team
- Print information from the portal
Pharmacists in hospital often use the medication section in "My Health Record" to update information about my medications in the EMRs when I go to hospital.
WHAT IS EMR?
Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are secure digital systems for managing medical records. They are designed to collect, store, and share information between health care workers, and with patients and families in hospitals.
WHAT DO EMRs CONTAIN?
EMRs have details about discharge plans, notes from ward rounds, medication decisions, medical alerts and allergies, your treatments and care plans, and records from past hospital stays.
WHAT IS EMR?
Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are secure digital systems for managing medical records. They are designed to collect, store, and share information between health care workers, and with patients and families in hospitals.
WHAT DO EMRs CONTAIN?
EMRs have details about discharge plans, notes from ward rounds, medication decisions, medical alerts and allergies, your treatments and care plans, and records from past hospital stays.
How can I access my information in the Electronic Medical Records?
I need to submit a Freedom of Information (FoI) request by filling out a form.
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Your Guide to Engaging with Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
What are Electronic Medical Records and what do they contain?
What is the Patient Portal and how does it work?
Protection and Access of your Health Information in Electronic Medical Record
The EMR is protected by privacy laws. Only authorized health care workers can access the EMR for your care.
+ info
How can I get more Involved?
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVOLVEMENT
TIPS FOR ENGAGEMENT
My Health Record and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems are different
My Health Record contains health information like immunisations, pathology and diagnostic imaging reports, prescription information, hospital discharge summaries and other things. You can access My Health Record from your phone or computer. The EMR contains health information about patients during their hospital stay, and it can be accessed by the health care team caring for patients in hospitals.
MY HEALTH RECORD
+ MORE info
Ask Questions I can prepare a list of questions before meetings or medical team rounds to better understand treatment and care decisions. Understand the EMR I can gain knowledge about how the EMR works and what information it contains by seeking explanations from health care workers. Request Clear Communication I can ask health care workers to give me clear updates about my care and treatment, especially during medical team rounds. Stay Informed after Leaving Hospital When plans are being made for going to hospital, I can ask health care workers about any changes to the treatment plan.
What is NOT available for me through the Patient Portal?
Family Meetings
- I can ask health care workers to talk to me about the information recorded in the EMR about the family meeting.
Medical Team Rounds or Communication Rounds- These rounds provide an opportunity for me to learn more about decisions that are recorded in the EMR.
Helping Healthcare Workers to Understand about M my Needs, Preferences and Goals- I can direct health care workers to note my specific preferences or needs within the Comprehensive Care Plan section of the EMR.
Medication List and Discharge Summary- I can ask health care workers to provide information about my medications documented in the medication list and discharge summary within the EMR.
Support after Leaving HospitalWhat is the patient portal and what are its benefits?
A patient portal is a secure and easy-to-use online tool. It gives patients quick access to their health information. Patients can use the portal to safely connect with health care workers and manage their care on any computer or mobile device.
How can I engage with my care by using the Patient Portal?
Pharmacists in hospital often use the medication section in "My Health Record" to update information about my medications in the EMRs when I go to hospital.
WHAT IS EMR?
Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are secure digital systems for managing medical records. They are designed to collect, store, and share information between health care workers, and with patients and families in hospitals.
WHAT DO EMRs CONTAIN?
EMRs have details about discharge plans, notes from ward rounds, medication decisions, medical alerts and allergies, your treatments and care plans, and records from past hospital stays.
WHAT IS EMR?
Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are secure digital systems for managing medical records. They are designed to collect, store, and share information between health care workers, and with patients and families in hospitals.
WHAT DO EMRs CONTAIN?
EMRs have details about discharge plans, notes from ward rounds, medication decisions, medical alerts and allergies, your treatments and care plans, and records from past hospital stays.
How can I access my information in the Electronic Medical Records?
I need to submit a Freedom of Information (FoI) request by filling out a form.