Doctors warn follow-up care at risk without My Health Record seven-day ‘lock’ on test results
Patients could also make life-altering decisions without seeing a doctor, its members warn.
Removing the seven-day lock on patients viewing pathology and imaging results in My Health Record could lead them to cancel follow-up appointments based on their own interpretations, doctors warn.
The federal Department of Health and Aged Care is consulting on whether all results uploaded to My Health Record should be available to patients immediately as a default, as they are for COVID-19 tests.
