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Thoughts on health data, AI, and building exora.
Best apps for organising your health records in Australia (2026)
A fair, checkable comparison of the apps Australians can use to organise their medical records in 2026 - what each one actually does, what it costs, and which is right for you. Written by the founder of one of them, and it says so up front.
Read moreChatting to an AI about your own medical records: what actually works in Australia (2026)
ChatGPT Health and Perplexity Health both launched in 2026, and neither is available in Australia. Here is what an Australian can actually use to ask questions about their own health records, and the one thing worth judging any of them on.
Read moreManaging health records for your family: kids, ageing parents, and carers
Caring for someone does not give you access to their health records. Here is how access actually works in Australia for children, for ageing parents, and for carers - including the rule that removes your access to your child's record the day they turn 14.
Read moreMy Health Record vs a personal health record app: what's the difference?
You already have a My Health Record. So why would you use an app as well? The two do genuinely different jobs, and the difference comes down to who fills it in and who can see it.
Read moreHow to organise years of paper medical records and scans
A practical order of operations for the shoebox: what to request, what to scan and at what settings, what to do with imaging CDs and old X-ray films, and how to name and back it all up so you can find things later.
Read moreAI, the climate question, and exora
AI gets a bad rap on energy and water, and a lot of that worry is well placed. Here is a straight answer on what using exora actually costs the planet, and why for most people it is offset many times over by less wasted care.
Read moreWhat happens to your data if exora shuts down
Most health tech startups fail. Here is what we promise about your data if we ever do, and what we are doing now to make sure you are never trapped.
Read moreYour health data rights in Australia
What the Australian Privacy Act says about your right to access and control your health information - and why it matters.
Read moreHow exora's AI pipeline works
A look under the hood at the multi-pass AI pipeline that turns scattered medical documents into a unified, searchable health record.
Read moreWhy patients have never owned their health data
From paper records in filing cabinets to digital silos behind patient portals - the history of why patients have been locked out of their own health data, and why AI is finally changing that.
Read moreWhy we built exora
Every doctor's office, hospital, and specialist has a piece of your health story. But they don't share with each other - and they barely share with you. Here is why we decided to change that.
Read moreFollow along as we build exora
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