"Unreadable Data" in iPhone Health app for VA records

[Ryan Link]

The iPhone Health app, once a Veteran has authenticated via MyHealtheVet and ID.me, may show several fields labeled "Unreadable Data":

The VA Health API that Apple is consuming for its Health app integration adheres to a standard (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources [FHIR]) and will be available for a multitude of approved, third-party developers to utilize.  

We provide all of the data that can reasonably be mapped to the FHIR standard and it’s up to developers (and their apps) to determine what/how to expose the data.  In the case of the panels, Apple is choosing not to render the data. 

(It should perhaps be more accurately titled "Unrendered Data".) We recommend sending feedback to Apple's iPhone team:  https://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html or discuss here: Use the Health app on your iPhone or iPod… - Apple Community

“Unreadable Data” in the Health app is not something that is unique to VA records.  Other health record data integrations may appear this way as well.

Cheers,

Ryan Link

Customer Success Manager & Developer Support Lead

VA Lighthouse API Program

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