Veteran Health Records from My HealtheVet Personal Portal

My HealtheVet (MHV) is the Department of Veterans Affairs' online Personal Health Record system for veterans. It provides access to health and military service information, including prescription refills, lab results, and secure messaging with care teams. The dataset's specific row count, column count, and file format are unknown.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in veteran-reported health metrics and self-entered medications from the MHV portal
• Study patterns in VA prescription refill requests and associated lab results like Chemistry/Hematology
• Examine communication frequency and topics within the Secure Messaging feature between veterans and care teams
• Assess correlations between military service history and recorded Allergies or Wellness Reminders

Strengths

• Data originates from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, a major federal healthcare provider
• Includes a blend of clinical data (e.g., lab results, allergies) and patient-reported information (e.g., self-entered medications)
• The source platform, My HealtheVet, is an award-winning, actively maintained system last updated in August 2025

Limitations

• The dataset's structure, size, and specific variables are completely unknown from the provided input
• Data access is restricted to verified VA patients, which may limit representativeness of the broader veteran population
• Without sample data or column definitions, significant preprocessing and validation would be required for analysis

Provenance

Source

Department of Veterans Affairs

Collection Method

Data is generated through the My HealtheVet online portal via user interactions and system integrations with VA health records.

Freshness

The metadata was last updated on 2025-08-02.

Geography

Primarily United States, focusing on veterans eligible for VA healthcare.