With more than 22 million Australians now possessing a My Health Record, a new guide to support use of the system in hospital emergency departments is now available for download. The ED Clinicians' Guide to My Health Record will be useful to any clinician working in a hospital setting who wants to further understand how the My Health Record (MHR) system can support their patient care.

It has information on:

• Types of clinical documents that may be included in a patient’s MHR
• Accessing a range of patient information, including past hospital admissions, pathology and medicines information such as adverse drug reactions
• Legislative requirements you need to be aware of when using the MHR system
• Different clinical scenarios for how you can integrate the MHR system in daily practice.

Supporting resources include: a quick reference guide, clinical workflows, rapid reference tools, clinical scenarios, and a range of poster options for display.

The resources have been developed by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care in partnership with the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, nursing and pharmacy peak bodies, the Australian Digital Health Agency, and state and territory eHealth organisations.

View the guide and supporting resources now at: safetyandquality.gov.au/MHR