The Federal Government initiative involves establishing a national database that will allow patients to register their medical information, which will then be accessible by medical professionals across the country.
Condamine Medical Centre's Dr Ross Hetherington said the system would be beneficial to all Australians, particularly those with ongoing health issues.
"Ehealth is a fantastic idea that will save people's lives, save lots of money and just make life easier," he said.
"If done properly, ehealth will have all of your illnesses, operations, medications, allergies and family history listed."
Dr Hetherington said having such information easily accessible on the system would save precious time in an emergency.
"Now if someone is in an accident and we need their information, it is a matter of trying to contact relatives or doctors and that is a waste of time, especially in the middle of the night," he said.
Pharmacists will also be able to access the register to determine which medications have been prescribed to patients.
Those who decide to sign up to the system will have control over what goes into their file and what doesn't.
"One of the biggest thing about it is it is patient-driven and the patient decides everything that goes into it," Dr Hetherington said.
"My advice is to speak to your doctor about it what you want in there.
"There may be information you're embarrassed about or don't want on there and if you speak to your doctor they can tell you if it is something important or irrelevant."
Dr Hetherington said the Condamine Medical Centre had completed the required paperwork for the introduction of the system at the Warwick practice and an announcement would be made when it went live.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Kerri Burns Taylor
Quelle/Source: Warwick Daily News, 21.06.2013
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