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Boise VA Medical Center. Veteran Service Organization ‘Officers Day’ December 3, 2010. My Health e Vet. Features of MyHealtheVet. Personal Information (contacts, providers, etc.) Personal Family and Military Health History Personal Health Summary
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Boise VA Medical Center Veteran Service Organization ‘Officers Day’ December 3, 2010 MyHealtheVet
Features of MyHealtheVet • Personal Information (contacts, providers, etc.) • Personal Family and Military Health History • Personal Health Summary • Health e-Logs (blood pressure, weight, etc.) • Medications (over the counter drugs, herbals, etc.) • Allergies and Immunizations • Medical Events • Food and Activity Journals • Online VA Prescription Refills, VA Prescription History • My Complete Medications (printable summary) • Wallet Health Information Card • Calendar • Trusted Health Education Information • Self-Assessment Tools, Wellness Reminders • Mental Health Resources (including online courses) • Secure Messaging (currently at 8 VA sites)
MyHealtheVetPersonal Health Record • 3-Tier Access Model • Visitors • Registrants • In Person Authentication (IPA) veterans
“The laying on of hands will increasingly include the pressing of keys. This emerging model will improve the practice of medicine but will also bring new challenges.” -JH Stone Communications between physicians and patients in the era of e-medicine. New England Journal of Medicine, 2007
Complementary Tools EHR & PHR • Comprehensive record • At all care sites • Decision support • Clinical reminders • Patient Safety VA Electronic Health Record (EHR) MyHealtheVet Personal Health Record (PHR) • Secure web-based portal • Patient & family centered • Information and services • Multiple levels of access • Increasing offerings over time
Internet Use in the U.S. - 2008 • 74% of adults in U.S. • 87% ages 18-29; 72% ages 50-64 • 41% age 65 and older • 64% living in rural areas • 77% white, 64% black, 58% Hispanic • 57% if < $30,000 per year Pew Internet & American Life Project www.pewinternet.org
Our veterans and their families are increasingly online and engaged in their own health and care.
MyHealtheVet Use (Feb. 2010) • 956,500 Registered • 179,427 Authenticated • Requires In-Person Authentication • Required to use Secure Messaging • Over 14 million RX refills processed • Averaging 111,000 refills weekly in 2010
Authenticated Users Can: • Refill Prescriptions • View Medications • Research Health Information • Get Wellness Reminders • Track and Graph Veteran Metrics • Use Health Journals • Use Self-Assessment • See Wellness Calendar • Access e-benefits
Hypertension Influenza Vaccine Pneumococcal Vaccine Colorectal Cancer Screening Lipid Measurement LDL Target Body Mass Index (BMI)>25.0 Diabetes Foot Exam Diabetes Hemoglobin A1C Diabetes Retinal Exam Mammography Screening Cervical Cancer Screening
MyHealtheVet Web Survey • 96% login from home • 1 out of 2 login monthly • 1 out of 4 login weekly or more • 3 out of 4 login for Rx refills • 64% would like to securely email their provider American Customer Satisfaction Survey (ASCI) October 2007 – October 2009
Appointments • Viewing Appointments via MyHealtheVet
Appointment Summary Display Veteran view of their VA Appointments
VA Appointment Detail Display Veteran view of a VA Appointment Detail
VA Appointment Display in Health Calendar Click on calendar appointment to view details
Appointment Email Reminders • Veteran may chose to have email reminders sent two weeks prior to appointment • Reminder is sent to email address on file in the veterans MHV account
Appointment Request through Secure Messaging • MyHealtheVet is introducing Secure Messaging as a means for the patient to electronically communicate with their participating provider. • Templates are available to allow the patient to request an appointment through Secure Messaging
Veteran-Provider Interaction with MyHealtheVet Secure Messaging US Army veteran Devin Nuszbaum David M. Douglas, MD