SALISBURY – The W.G. “Bill” Hefner VA Medical Center encourages veterans to enroll in VA’s personal health record, My HealtheVet and to attend the “Get Online with My HealtheVet” event on Saturday, Sept. 29.The event will be held from 1-4:00 p.m. in the new town hall in the Main Street area of Building 42.
Veterans will be able to sign up for My HealtheVet, enroll in VA health care, learn about the wellness program, MOVE, tobacco cessation, women’s health and VA’s telehealth program. Preregistration is not required.
My HealtheVet was designed for veterans, active duty service members, their dependents and caregivers The program helps veterans partner with their health care team, and provides opportunities and tools to make informed decisions. In the past year, more features have been added that allow veterans to view VA appointments and check lab results. The most popular feature is still online prescription refills, allowing veterans to view their prescription history. Upgraded accounts allow veterans to send non-urgent secure messages to participating members of their VA health care team. Secure messaging is safe and secure, because the messages sent and received are all kept within My HealtheVet.
For more information, please contact Ellen Leonard at 704-638-9000 ext. 3665 or Russell Johnson at ext. 3190, or visit www.salisbury.va.gov or https://www.myhealth.va.gov/index.html.