Track and Share Your Patient-Generated Health Data
Patient-Generated Health Data (PGHD) is health data you can track between health care visits — like blood glucose, blood pressure, heart rate, and pulse oximetry — and share with your VA care team.
- Monitor daily health measurements to manage and participate in your own care.
- Identify potential health concerns to inform your VA care team.
- Share your health data with your VA care team to make better-informed health care decisions.
Securely Share PGHD With Your VA Care Team
You have the option to securely share your PGHD electronically at any time — without waiting for your next health care appointment.
Your VA care team will not be notified automatically when you share data. Develop a plan for reviewing your PGHD with your provider at your next appointment or send a secure message through My HealtheVet on VA.gov if you would like them to review your health data.
PGHD resources are not intended for emergency use. Call 911 if your health readings are abnormal and you believe you are experiencing a medical emergency.
Secure VA Virtual Care Tools for Tracking and Sharing Your PGHD
My HealtheVet on VA.gov
Manually enter your health data and send secure messages for your VA care team to review. Vitals that you record are stored in VA’s secure patient-generated health database.
VA Mobile Apps
Share My Health Data
VA’s Share My Health Data (SMHD) app enables Veterans to share PGHD from fitness trackers and watches such as Fitbit, Garmin, and Apple Watch, Bluetooth devices like blood glucose or blood pressure monitors, health tracking apps like Apple Health and Android Health Connect, and manually enter health measurements. You can use SMHD to view your health measurements and see trends over time.
Visit the Share My Health Data app page on the VA App Store.
Annie for Veterans
Annie is a VA text messaging service that empowers Veterans to take an active role in their health care by sending automated self-care reminders. Messages you receive from Annie can include reminders to take your medication, tips for reducing stress, instructions to prepare for your health care appointments, and more.
My VA Images
The My VA Images (MVAI) web app enables Veterans to send secure photos and videos to their VA care team so they can receive expert health care without visiting a VA facility.
Visit the My VA Images app page on the VA App Store.
Talk to your VA care team about how to get started with PGHD and incorporate it into your health care plan.
Related Resources
VA Staff Members: Learn more about using PGHD in clinical care on the Connected Care Academy PGHD Community page.