Table 3.
Current users’ use of the Blue Button
| Questions and response choices | N (%)* |
| On a scale from 1 (not at all satisfied) to 10 (extremely satisfied), please rate your overall satisfaction with the Blue Button Feature of My HealtheVet (N=5995) | |
| 1–3 | 313 (5.2) |
| 4–6 | 1182 (19.7) |
| 7–10 | 4500 (75.1) |
| How did you use the VA Blue Button? (n=5995) | |
| I used it to view my health information on the My HealtheVet website | 4765 (79.5) |
| I used it to create an electronic file of my health information (eg, saved a file to my computer) | 1928 (32.2) |
| I printed a paper copy of my health information | 1537 (25.6) |
| What information were you interested in? (n=5950) | |
| My laboratory results | 4280 (71.4) |
| My current VA medication list | 3466 (57.8) |
| My entire VA medication history | 2566 (42.8) |
| A list of my providers and their contact information (self-entered into My HealtheVet) | 877 (14.6) |
| My list of medications, prescribed outside of the VA (self-entered into My HealtheVet). | 681 (11.4) |
| My list of over-the-counter, supplement, or herbal medications (self-entered into My HealtheVet) | 391 (6.5) |
| What did you do with your Blue Button print out or file? (n=5950) | |
| I read it | 3698 (61.7) |
| I saved it for my records | 2796 (46.6) |
| I shared it (or plan to share it) with my spouse, child, or other family member | 707 (11.8) |
| I shared it (or plan to share it) with my non-VA healthcare provider | 579 (9.7) |
| I did not keep the information (eg, deleted the file or threw away the print copy) | 373 (6.2) |
| I shared it (or plan to share it) with my VA healthcare provider | 340 (5.7) |
| What information on the Blue Button print out did you want to show your care provider? Check all that apply (n=813)† | |
| My laboratory results | 644 (79.2) |
| My current VA medication list | 442 (54.4) |
| My entire VA medication history | 235 (28.9) |
| My list of medications prescribed outside of the VA (self-entered into My HealtheVet). | 136 (16.7) |
| My List of over-the-counter, supplement, or herbal medications (self-entered into My HealtheVet) | 116 (14.3) |
| What did your provider do with the Blue Button print out? Check all that apply? (n=813)† | |
| He or she used it to review recent laboratory results | 411 (50.5) |
| He or she filed it in my medical record | 304 (37.4) |
| He or she used it to review my complete medication list | 301 (37.0) |
| He or she used it to find other health information | 106 (13.0) |
| He or she did not look at it | 71 (8.7) |
| How helpful do you think your care provider found the Blue Button information in making decisions about your care? (n=813)† | |
| Very helpful | 425 (52.3) |
| Somewhat helpful | 112 (13.8) |
| Not at all helpful | 15 (1.8) |
| Don't know | 261 (32.1) |
*Percentages may total more than 100 because respondents could endorse more than one response.
†Of Veterans endorsing sharing or planning to share their information with non-VA and/or VA provider.
VA, Department of Veterans Affairs.