Benefits on the Go
VA enrollment also allows health care benefits to become completely portable throughout the entire VA health care system. Enrolled Veterans who are traveling or who spend time away from their preferred facility may obtain care at any VA health care facility across the country without the worry of having to reapply. Once you are enrolled, you will always be enrolled, however, you may be asked to update/verify your demographic and/or financial information when seeking care at a new VA facility. Veterans with a service-connected condition may receive treatment for that condition even in a foreign country (see Foreign Medical Program on page 26).
Notice of Privacy Practices
Veterans who are enrolled for VA health care benefits have various privacy rights under federal law and regulations, including the right to a Notice of Privacy Practices. The VA Notice of Privacy Practices provides enrolled Veterans with information regarding how VHA may use and disclose personal health information, of their rights to know when and to whom their health information may have been disclosed, how to request access to or receivea copy of their health information on file with VHA, and how to request an amendment to correct inaccurate information on file and file a privacy complaint. The VA Notice of Privacy Practices may be obtained through the Internet at www.va.gov/vhapublications/viewpublication.asp?pub_id=1089 or through the mail by writing the VHA Privacy Office (19F2), 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420.
Your Personal VA Health Information Online
VA offers Veterans, Servicemembers, their dependents and caregivers their own Personal Health Record through My HealtheVet, found at www.myhealth.va.gov.
My HealtheVet’s free, online Personal Health Record is available 24/7, wherever there is Internet access. If you are a VA patient and have an upgraded account (obtained by completing the one-time In-Person Authentication* process), you can:
•Participate in Secure Messaging with your participating VA health care team members
•View key portions of your DoD Military Service Information
•Get your VA Wellness Reminders
•View your VA Appointments
•View your VA Lab Results
• View your VA Allergies and Adverse Reactions
PLUS, participate in futurefeatures as they become available
With My HealtheVet, you can access trusted health nformation to better manage your health care and learn about other VA benefits and services.
My HealtheVet helps Veterans partner with your VAhealth care teams by providing tools to make shared, nformed decisions. Simply follow the directions on the website to register. If you are a VA patient registered on My HealtheVet, you can begin to refill your VA medications online. You can also use the VA Blue Button to view, print, or download the health data currently in your My HealtheVet account. You can share this information with your family, caregivers or others such as your non-VA health care providers. It puts you in control of your information stored in My HealtheVet.