Blog: “Pharmacists have worked in the dark for way too long”

Associate Professor Mark Naunton says that pharmacists have worked in the dark for too long, and looks forward to them having secure access to patient health information.

Associate Professor Mark Naunton is head of Pharmacy at the University of Canberra. He believes that thanks to My Health Record, pharmacists will be able to practice what they preach – they will have secure access to a patient’s health information.

Associate Professor Mark Naunton

For too long pharmacists have worked in the dark with patients. Having a My Health Record will mean important health information such as allergies, current conditions, medicine details, pathology reports or diagnostic imaging scan reports can be digitally stored in one place and will allow access by health professionals with the patient’s consent.

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