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HealthOne
HealthOne is a system for sharing electronic patient records. It is available to South Island health professionals. These include general practice teams, hospital doctors, pharmacists and community nursing services. It also includes allied health professionals. For example, your chiropractor, dietitian, occupational therapist, osteopath, physiotherapist and podiatrist.
The benefits of an electronic shared care record
The purpose of HealthOne is to provide better healthcare. With a shared care record, your relevant health information is available to the health professional currently caring for you.
The ability to share data and access the latest information leads to faster, better-informed and safer decisions.
Access to your health information
Only authorised health professionals can access clinical information through HealthOne. The data is safe and confidential. Every user of HealthOne signs a strict user protocol. They are also assigned a unique user ID that needs a password for access.
All access to information by authorised users is audited to ensure it is appropriate and justified.
Opting out
If you do not want your health information shared through HealthOne, you can opt out of the system. To do this, you need to tell your general practice team, pharmacist, hospital doctor or community nurse. Or you can call the freephone 0508-837-872.
But the whole purpose of HealthOne is to provide better healthcare. You should talk to a health professional you know well such as your general practice team before making the decision to opt out.
Written by HealthInfo clinical advisers. Last reviewed September 2024.
Review key: HIYHI-77571
