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My Health Record: the benefits and risks explained

Jill Margo
Jill MargoSenior writer

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Digital health records are here to stay and as sure as carriages gave way to cars, so paper medical records will give way to electronic ones.

This week has seen intense debate about the push to get Australians to establish online health records which will, over time, become a summary of their key medical information.

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Jill Margo is based in the Sydney office. Jill has won multiple prizes, including two Walkley Awards and is an adjunct associate professor at School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia. Connect with Jill on Twitter. Email Jill at jmargo@afr.com

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