Apple today announced that its partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has born fruit, as veterans across the nation and surrounding territories now have access to the Health Records feature in the Health app on iPhone.
Veterans that receive care through the VA are now able to access their health information directly in the Health app in iOS.
“Helping veterans gain a better understanding of their health is our chance to show our gratitude for their service,” said Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer. “By working with the VA to offer Health Records on iPhone, we hope to help those who served have greater peace of mind that their health care is in good hands.”
The VA is the largest medical system in the United States, providing service to more than 9 million veterans across 1,243 facilities, including hospitals and clinics. Today, the VA joins Johns Hopkins, University of California San Diego, Quest Diagnostics, Allscripts and 400 other health care provider organizations, laboratory networks and electronic health records vendors who all support Health Records on iPhone.
By signing into their providers’ patient portals in the Health app, veterans can see all of their health records in one place, including medications, immunizations, lab results and more. The Health app continually updates these records giving VA patients access to a single, integrated snapshot of their health profile whenever they want, quickly and privately.
All Health Records data is encrypted and protected with the user’s iPhone passcode, Touch ID or Face ID.
