Eastern Health has been granted an extension of time to upload pathology reports to My Health Record, until July 2027.
During this extension period, some pathology reports provided by Eastern Health will be uploaded to My Health Record. However, due to certain limitations, Eastern Health is not able to upload all reports at this time.
Your results will continue to be sent to your treating or requesting healthcare provider.
What is My Health Record?
My Health Record is Australia’s national digital health record system. It’s a secure online record that brings together important health information about you in one place – accessible by you and the healthcare providers involved in your care.
Most Australians have one. A record is created automatically when you register for Medicare, unless you choose not to have one. As of May 2026, 25.04 million Australians have a My Health Record. If you opted out previously or cancelled your record, you can register again at any time. My Health Record is free.
Eastern Health uploads clinical information to My Health Record to support your care. This currently includes:
- Hospital discharge summaries – automatically uploaded after an inpatient admission for adult patients
- Pharmacist Shared Medicines List – automatically uploaded after an inpatient admission
- Pathology and diagnostic imaging reports – from 1 July 2026, new national legislation requires these to be uploaded by default for all patients. Please see the notice at the top of this page for the current status of uploads at Eastern Health.
You can ask us not to upload your information to My Health Record at any time. Please speak to a staff member if you would like to discuss this.
Your My Health Record can include:
- Allergies and adverse drug reactions
- Medical conditions and diagnoses
- Current and past medications
- Pathology results and diagnostic imaging reports
- Hospital discharge summaries
- Immunisation history
- Organ donation decisions
- Advance care planning documents
- Emergency contact details
More than 2.3 billion documents have been uploaded to My Health Record by healthcare providers and consumers across Australia, including over 991 million clinical documents and 1.3 billion medicines-related documents.
When you’re treated by a clinician who hasn’t seen you before – at an emergency department, a specialist, or a hospital in another city – your My Health Record means they don’t have to start from scratch. They can quickly see what medications you’re on, what conditions you have, and what tests you’ve already had.
This can help avoid unnecessary repeat tests, reduce the risk of medication errors, and support faster, safer decisions about your care.
You can also access your own record at any time through your myGov account, and add your own information such as emergency contacts or advance care planning wishes. Over 634,000 Australians have already added their own documents to their record.
My Health Record is governed by national legislation that sets out rules about who can access your information and how it can be used. There are penalties for anyone who accesses, uses, or discloses your information without authorisation.
You are in control of your record. Through your myGov account you can:
- See which healthcare providers have viewed your record
- Set access controls to limit who can see your information
- Receive notifications when your record is accessed or updated
- Delete your record permanently at any time
Your My Health Record is accessed through your myGov account at my.gov.au.
For general information, visit www.digitalhealth.gov.au or call the My Health Record Helpline on 1800 723 471 (available 24/7).
For My Health Record enquiries at Eastern Health, email MyHealthRecord@easternhealth.org.au