Introduction to the Healthcare System

Running head: HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
My Health Record
Name of the Student
Name of the University
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Table of Contents
Introduction:....................................................................................................................................2
Problems regarding the My Health Record System:.......................................................................2
Capabilities of MY Health Record System:....................................................................................3
Benefits of MY Health Record System:..........................................................................................3
Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................4

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Introduction:
In Australia “My Health Record” is one of the most reliable online applications for health
care system. Using this application the patients can track their medical record over the years. The
database on the application is designed in such a way that the patient or the doctor can access the
same database and can insert, update necessary medical information. Patients can seek medical
assistance from the doctor’s online (Weiskopf & Weng 2013).
Problems regarding the My Health Record System:
In the recent year technology growth rate is relatively high; many sectors are adopted
new technologies for their convenient. Health care is no exception as the health care systems also
grabbed the technology for its betterment. Though the new technologies serve a good amount of
benefit but the use of the technology in the health care in online is limited.
With the Indigenous health the Australian health care system is not efficient and
accessible. The price of the online application is too high because of that many people cannot get
the help or the care when they needed it the most.
One of the major benefits of the technology in the health care is the EMR (Electronic
Medical Record) system. The EMR can save patients time and cost in their critical condition.
Several problems though arise with the system, like privacy threats, below quality and needed
high amount of time for management (Middleton et al., 2013). In the EMR system sometimes the
real time data cannot be used. The patient’s privacy and the security of the patients data security
is one of the main features of EMR system. There are several cases where the patient’s personal