How does My HealtheVet relate to CPRS?
The My HealtheVet website is veteran-focused. The veteran “owns” a copy of his/her own personal health record. The VistA Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) is the authoritative VA medical record and remains that way. A copy of this record is given to the veteran and stored in his/her secure eVAult. My HealtheVet merges data from multiple facilities and preserves the source of the data. Additional data from other sources can be added to the My HealtheVet data, including self entered data (such as over the counter medications). The veteran, who is the only one who can give permission to others to review or update his/her data, controls this data. As an example, the veteran could give permission to a non-VA physician to add the results of some procedure into the My HealtheVet system.
