My Health Record provides a safe and secure place to keep your key health information. You, your healthcare providers and any representatives you may have can access it online, anytime.  

Pathology and diagnostic imaging reports are two types of documents that your healthcare providers can upload to My Health Record.  Pathology reports may include results from blood tests, urine tests and biopsies and can be added to your record.  Diagnostic imaging reports may include results from X-rays, CT scans, ultrasounds and can be added to your record.   

Healthcare professionals involved in your care will be able to access these reports when needed. Some of the benefits include:   

• empowering you to participate in your healthcare   

• keeping track of the tests you have had and when you had them   

• monitoring your results over time   

• improving access to your health information by your healthcare team   

• reducing unnecessary tests and scans   

• helping your healthcare team save time and focus on your care.   

Importantly for people living with diabetes, HbA1c results are available to view as soon as they are uploaded by your pathology provider to your record. This will allow you to access and keep track of your results over time.  Currently, over half of all pathology reports in Australia are uploaded to My Health Record. The numbers are expected to grow as more providers begin to upload reports to My Health Record.   

If you login into My Health Record and can’t see your pathology or diagnostic imaging results, you can ask for your provider to upload your report if they are able to.  If you don’t already have a My Health Record, you can register for one at any time by following a three-step process outlined on digitalhealth.gov.au.  When this is complete, you can access My Health Record on a computer or a mobile device, such as a smartphone or a tablet, with an internet connection.