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. 2018 Jul 10;20(7):e10413. doi: 10.2196/10413

Table 4.

My HealtheVet history and feature enhancement milestones. DoD: Department of Defense. EHR: electronic health record. VA: Department of Veterans Affairs.

Year Milestone
1999

  • My HealtheVet Pilot at 9 VA Medical Centers
2003

  • National My HealtheVet Portal deployed
2004

  • New user registration module deployed

  • Expansion of self-entered data modules
2005

  • Prescription (Rx) Refill requests

  • Additional self-entered modules
2006

  • In Person Authentication to Upgrade to Premium Account
2007

  • Account Activity History

  • Forgot User ID and Password Support

  • Upgraded Health Calendar
2008

  • Secure Messaging deployed for voluntary provider use

  • Master Veteran Index synchronization
2009

  • VA Wellness Reminders
2010

  • VA Blue Button Feature (Download My Data)
2011

  • VA Appointments

  • VA Allergies

  • VA Chemistry and Hematology Lab Results

  • DoD Military Service Information

  • Display Rx Medication Name
2012

  • Secure Messaging with all VA primary care providers

  • VA Immunizations

  • Veterans with DoD log-on credential can use to log in to portal (single sign on)

  • Social media content promotion
2013

  • Expansion of VA EHR data in VA Blue Button Report (eg, VA Notes, VA Radiology Reports, Pathology Reports, Microbiology Lab Results, etc)

  • Basic VA Health Summary added

  • Hold Periods reduced from 7 to 3 calendar days

  • HealtheLiving Assessment (health risk appraisal)

  • Veterans Health Library
2014

  • Ability to send Secure Messaging attachments

  • Migration to cloud environment for system stability, scalability, and performance

  • Log-in enhancements

  • Display medication images in pharmacy module
2015

  • Secure Messaging Workload Credit

  • Rx Refill Shipment Email Notification

  • VA Appointment Email Reminders

  • Save Secure Messaging Progress Notes to VA EHR

  • Subscribe to My HealtheVet Newsletter
2016

  • Content Management System deployed

  • Incremental Redesign: homepage dashboard navigation

  • Session time out warning
2017

  • Enhanced VA Health Summary with Surgical and Clinical Procedure Notes

  • Incremental Redesign theme deployment

  • VA Medical Images and Reports Pilot

  • Personalized Veteran’s Benefits Handbook

  • Appointment scheduling