The Mobile Health External Development (MHED) Phase 3 project is focused on the testing and fielding of simple and complex externally developed mobile applications being released into the Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology (IT) enterprise. This project will manage the testing and cyclic release of externally developed mobile applications over the course of multiple increments.

The Department of Veterans Afairs (VA) Pain Coach mobile application (app)for Care Teams (Pain Coach) is a helpful tool for tracking a patient’s pain management journey. From the app you will be able to view a patient’s daily pain diary and monthly check-ins and monitor his/her progress managing pain with tools and treatments. The app provides helpful tables and graphs of changes in a patient’s pain level over time and rates if their pain is improving, staying the same, or declining.