Patient Engagement April 28, 2020
Sara Heath

The VA has created mobile apps that enable patient portal and data access on Android smartphones to complement its Apple Health Records partnership.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is going fully mobile by offering patient data access via smartphone for both iPhone and Android users.

The VA had previously offered patient data access using Apple Health Records, a partnership made official in February 2019.

This latest move will also allow Android users to download similar patient data access apps, iBlueButton and MyLinks. The apps aim to make it easier for veterans to manage their own care and engage in healthcare goal-setting, the agency said.

“Veterans having access across the board to mobile and web health app services increases interoperability...

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Topics: Apps, Digital Health, EMR / EHR, Health IT, mHealth, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Technology, VA / DoD
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