As MHS GENESIS continues to deploy across the Military Health System, new capabilities are added to the electronic health record system to enhance the patient and provider experience. Patients can provide medical information or share issues they wish to discuss with their provider through the platform’s “clipboard” feature. ()
As MHS GENESISopens health.mil continues to deploy across the Military Health System, new capabilities are added to the electronic health record system to enhance the patient and provider experience. Patients can provide medical information or share issues they wish to discuss with their provider through the platform’s “clipboard” feature.
The series of electronic clipboards allows beneficiaries to provide specific health care information before an appointment. This new feature is accessible anywhere a beneficiary can log on to the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal. This new capability gives patients more time to provide comprehensive answers to health care questions, so crucial details aren’t lost in the rush to fill out forms at a military hospital or clinic.
“The MHS GENESIS Patient Portal clipboard is one of many initiatives to achieve our goal of patient-centered care,” said Marcus Williams, a health system specialist at William Beaumont Army Medical Centeropens TRICARE.mil at Fort Bliss, Texas. “The feature allows patients to review and update information prior to their appointment. Utilizing the Patient Portal clipboard will allow patients to experience a streamlined and efficient clinical experience.”
Communicating through the clipboard also helps your health care team.
“The clipboard benefits the care team by allowing them to be more efficient, allowing the care team to complete tasks prior to your arrival. The clipboard acts as a force-multiplier, allowing our care team to spend more time addressing their patients’ clinical concerns during their visit and less time engaging in administrative functions,” said Williams.
Using the feature can also make your doctor visit more efficient.
“Clipboards streamline the check-in process for beneficiaries, allowing them to complete paperwork ahead of time that is typically filled out when they arrive for an appointment,” said U.S. Public Health Service Lt. Cmdr. Minh-Huong Doan, who serves as the Defense Health Agency’s Health Informatics MHS GENESIS Patient Portal Solution Owner. “It can be done at your convenience prior to an appointment, and it saves time that can be spent with your provider.”
Accessing the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal is simple.
Log in to MHS GENESIS Patient Portalopens Health.mil.
Click on “Clipboards” located on the menu bar across the top.
Select a clipboard you are asked to complete at time of scheduling appointment.
Click "Take Now" to proceed in completing clipboard form.
Upon completion, click "submit".
Providing Key Information Ahead of Time to Save Time
Doan explained that a beneficiary’s health care team will let them know if they need to fill out a clipboard before an appointment. However, if you already have a medical issue to discuss with your provider and have identified the proper clipboard for that issue, you can fill it out before an appointment to save time.
“You are able to complete any of the available clipboards for any issues you may want to discuss with your health care team prior to an appointment,” Doan said. “Along with allowing providers additional time to review the information provided before the appointment, the information can be easily added into your health record.”
Currently, the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal contains 17 clipboards, with more being planned.
“The MHS GENESIS Patient Portal clipboard is an innovation everyone is becoming accustomed to. I recommend anyone interested in using the feature ask their care team about using one of the 17 clipboards that coincides with the care they are receiving,” said Williams.
The complete list of MHS GENESIS clipboards include the following:
DOD Sleepiness Screen
DOD Insomnia Severity Screen
DOD Neurobehavioral Symptoms Screen
DOD Oncology and Infusion Intake
DOD Alcohol Use Screener
DOD Anxiety Screener
DOD Depression Questionnaire
DOD Pregnancy Intake
DOD Birth Plan
DOD Well Visit for children under 2 years of age
DOD Well Visit for children 2-6 years old
DOD Well Visit for children 7-18 years old
DOD Postpartum Depression Scale
DOD Low Back Pain Questionnaire
DOD Upper Extremity Function
DOD Ambulatory Pediatric Care Intake
DOD Health History
