Streamline Entry Quarantine and Child Health Management at Once with the 'My Health Record' App

Korea Health and Medical Information Service Introduces Q-CODE Integrated Service

Through the 'My Health Record' application, which allows users to view and manage their personal health information in one place, overseas arrivals can now streamline quarantine procedures and conveniently check their children's vaccination and medical records at once.

'My Health Records' main screen. Korea Health and Medical Information Service

The Korea Health and Medical Information Service announced on July 7 that it has revamped the My Health Record app by linking it with Q-CODE (Quarantine Information Advance Input System), enabling entrants to prepare for quarantine procedures.

Users can enter their entry and stay information, health status, and agree to the terms and conditions within the app to receive a QR code required for the quarantine process. Presenting this QR code to quarantine officers upon arrival shortens the time needed for quarantine screening.

To make it easier for guardians to check the health information of children under the age of 19, the 'Family Health Information' function has now been placed at the top of the main screen. By using the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's Public MyData system and completing the proxy registration process, parents or other legal guardians can easily access their children's vaccination history, medical records, and medication information.

Additionally, users can check infant and toddler health checkup results, receive notifications about national essential vaccination schedules and any missing immunizations, and promptly provide the necessary medical information to healthcare providers during hospital visits.

The My Health Record app is a public service linked to the Health Information Highway platform, enabling users to access not only public institution records on treatment, prescriptions, immunizations, and health checkups, but also diagnosis, prescription, surgery, and procedure records from 1,363 medical institutions nationwide.

The Korea Health and Medical Information Service plans to expand the service so that guardians of digitally vulnerable groups, such as individuals with developmental disabilities and severe dementia, can also view and manage health information on their behalf.

Yeom Minseop, Director of the Korea Health and Medical Information Service, stated, "This update focuses on making it easier and more convenient for people to utilize health information for themselves and their families," adding, "We will continue to create an environment where all citizens, including those in digitally vulnerable groups, can autonomously manage their own health information without discrimination."

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