ONC Celebrates Veterans Day and VA’s Commitment to Health IT Through Blue Button
November 10, 2011, 1:44 pm
Parmeeth M.S. Atwal
ONC Office of Communications
This Veterans Day, we honor our country’s military veterans and celebrate the one year anniversary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) “Blue Button,” an online tool that allows veterans to access, download, and manage their electronically-stored health data.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is committed to helping providers implement electronic health records (EHRs) to improve care, as well as helping consumers take an active role in their health through health IT.
We’d like to recognize the VA’s commitment to helping veterans become engaged in their care by enabling them to access their VA medical records through its Blue Button initiative.
About the Blue Button
The VA’s Blue Button, which is hosted on MyHealtheVet, a secure Web portal, enables veterans to easily download and share their electronic VA medical records with physicians or family members. Veterans can also download medical appointment schedules, laboratory results and prescription history, as well as actively participate and manage their health and health care by updating their records online.
“We wanted to give Veterans and their families easy access to their health data with the Blue Button so they can have greater control over the health care they receive,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki in an October 25, 2011 press release.
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