Who we share your IHI with
Find out who we share your Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI) number with and how they use it.
We share your individual healthcare identifier (IHI) number with all of the following:
- health professionals
- your My Health Record, if you have one
- anyone you’ve given permission to have your information.
Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle your personal information.
Sharing your IHI with health professionals
Health professionals use your IHI to make sure they are accessing the right record when uploading information. Your health professional can only get your IHI from us if they provide your Medicare or DVA details.
My Health Record
You need an IHI to have a My Health Record. This is a secure online summary of your health information.
Read more on the My Health Record website.
Page last updated: 18 February 2021
This information was printed 10 September 2021 from https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/services/medicare/individual-healthcare-identifiers/who-we-share-your-ihi. It may not include all of the relevant information on this topic. Please consider any relevant site notices at https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/site-notices when using this material.