Revamped ehealth system passes parliament

The medical records of all Australians are set to go online after legislation to revamp the ehealth system and get more people using it cleared parliament.

The new My Health Record system is to be trialled first in north Queensland and the NSW Blue Mountains region and will be rolled out nationally if it proves a success.

Australians will need to opt-out of the system if they don't want an ehealth record, as opposed to the current model which requires patients to opt-in.