PulseIT today announced the state and territory health ministers, along with new federal Health Minister Greg Hunt and special guest NZ Health Minister Jonathan Coleman, met in Melbourne March 27th, a regular COAG Health Council hoedowns and agreed to adopt the opt-out participation model for the My Health Record on a national scale.

As yet there is not set timeframe for when this will occur. AMSANT is working closely with the Australian Digital Health Agency and the Department of Human Services to identify current procedures and to develop newer, better more appropriate data integrity processes.