Which DoD automated system is used for patient registration, appointment scheduling, and patient scheduling?

• A. AHLTA
• B. ICDB
• C. CHCS
• D. Essentris

Answer: (C)

At the heart of DoD patient administration is the system that handles who the patient is, where they’re booked, and when they’re seen. The Composite Health Care System is designed to manage patient registration, appointment scheduling, and overall patient flow across military treatment facilities. It creates and stores patient demographics, schedules clinic visits, tracks appointments, and coordinates with providers and clinics so care can be scheduled efficiently and consistently across the enterprise.

Other systems focus on different parts of care: AHLTA is used for documenting clinical encounters and viewing medical records, Essentris supports nursing documentation in inpatient settings, and the Integrated Clinical Data Base is a repository for clinical data used for reporting and analysis rather than day-to-day scheduling.