VA Adds Online Prescription Refill

More than 70,000 prescriptions have been refilled using the latest service added to the Department of Veterans Affairs “MyHealtheVet,” the personal online health record system designed for veterans in the VA health care system. The secure online prescription refill service is part of the MyHealtheVet system, which connects with VA’s electronic records system. When a veteran orders a prescription refill, the request is routed to VA’s computer system to be filled by one of the department’s outpatient mail pharmacies. The refill is then sent directly to the veteran, eliminating the need for a trip to the pharmacy and a wait in line. Future expansion of MyHealtheVet will allow VA patients to view appointments and co-payment balances, access portions of their medical records, and give access to their records to doctors, family members and others.