Table 1.
My HealtheVet Personal Health Record Features
| My HealtheVet Personal Health Record feature key: V = all site visitors R = registered users A = authenticated users (IPA) | V | R | A |
|---|---|---|---|
| General information and resources: Access information about Federal and VA benefits and resources, VA-related news and events. Link to additional resources | X | X | X |
| Research health: Browse and search collections of evidence-based health information including Healthy Living Centers, Condition Centers, and medical databases. Access health screening tools, mental health resources, and articles | X | X | X |
| My HealtheVet Learning Center: Take online courses to promote mental health | X | X | X |
| Personal information: Store and maintain contact information including emergency contacts. Manage account profile, preferences, and options | X | X | |
| Get care: Store and maintain information pertaining to caregivers and providers, treatment facilities and locations, and health insurance coverage | X | X | |
| Health information card: Print selected personal and medical information on a pre-formatted wallet card for a convenient reference | X | X | |
| Personal health history: Record important health history information and events | X | X | |
| Family health history: Record family member’s health history and events that may affect health | X | X | |
| Military health history: Record important events from military service including assignments related to health history, potential exposures, and treatments | X | X | |
| Personal health summary: Select information to print out as a personal health summary report to share with providers | X | X | |
| Health eLogs: Track and graph common health measures (blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, body temperature, weight, heart rate, pain, pulse oximetry, INR) | X | X | |
| Allergies: Record allergies by date, severity, reaction, diagnosis, and add comments | X | X | |
| Immunizations: Record the immunization, date, method used, and any reactions | X | X | |
| Tests: Record tests by test name, date of test, location where the test was performed, provider's name, results, and add comments | X | X | |
| Medical events: Keep track of illnesses, accidents, or other events by logging the date, treatment prescribed, and any comments regarding the event | X | X | |
| Food and activity journals: Record food intake to monitor diet or control weight, and keep track of exercise routines. Print journal worksheets for easy tracking | X | X | |
| Health calendar: Add events, set reminders, utilize a to-do list | X | X | |
| Medications, over-the-counter drugs, herbals, and supplements: Record the name, starting and ending date, prescription number, and dosage | X | X | |
| Prescription refills: Request refills for VA prescriptions online (authenticated users can view medication names when ordering refills) | X | X | |
| VA prescription history: View a record of all VA prescriptions | X | ||
| My complete medications: View and print a complete summary of both VA and self-entered medications to support medication reconciliation | X | ||
| Wellness reminders: View customized reminders for preventative care and screens | X | ||
| Secure messaging: Exchange secure electronic messages with your healthcare team for non-urgent needs (currently available at 8 sites with further expansion planned) | X |