# Patient Health API (FHIR)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/va-gov/patient-health-api-fhir/  
**Provider:** Department of Veterans Affairs (VA Lighthouse) — https://apis.io/providers/va-gov/  
**Base URL:** https://api.va.gov/services/fhir/v0/r4  
**Documentation:** https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/patient-health

Patient Health API (FHIR) is one of 36 APIs that [Department of Veterans Affairs (VA Lighthouse)](https://apis.io/providers/va-gov/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Health, FHIR, Medical Records, and R4. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

Allows Veterans and authorized third parties to access patient health data using the HL7 FHIR R4 standard, including records, medications, conditions, immunizations, and appointments from VA facilities.

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **Documentation** — https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/patient-health/docs

## Other Department of Veterans Affairs (VA Lighthouse) APIs (12)

- [Decision Reviews API](https://apis.io/apis/va-gov/decision-reviews-api/)
- [Education Benefits API](https://apis.io/apis/va-gov/education-benefits-api/)
- [Loan Guaranty API](https://apis.io/apis/va-gov/loan-guaranty-api/)
- [Guaranty Remittance API](https://apis.io/apis/va-gov/guaranty-remittance-api/)
- [Health Care Costs Coverage API](https://apis.io/apis/va-gov/health-care-costs-coverage-api/)
- [VA Lighthouse 5103 Waiver API](https://apis.io/apis/va-gov/va-gov-5103-waiver-api/)
- [VA Lighthouse ACA Coverage API](https://apis.io/apis/va-gov/va-gov-aca-coverage-api/)
- [VA Lighthouse AddressValidation-v3 API](https://apis.io/apis/va-gov/va-gov-addressvalidation-v3-api/)
- [VA Lighthouse Appealable Issues API](https://apis.io/apis/va-gov/va-gov-appealable-issues-api/)
- [VA Lighthouse Appeals Status API](https://apis.io/apis/va-gov/va-gov-appeals-status-api/)
- [VA Lighthouse Claims API](https://apis.io/apis/va-gov/va-gov-claims-api/)
- [VA Lighthouse Disability API](https://apis.io/apis/va-gov/va-gov-disability-api/)

## Tags

Health, FHIR, Medical Records, R4

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/va-gov/patient-health-api-fhir/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/va-gov/.