Primary Care

The Patient Centered Medical Home is a health care setting that facilitates partnerships between individual patients, and their personal physicians, and when appropriate, the patient’s family. Care is facilitated by registries, information technology, health information exchange and other means to assure that you get the indicated care when and where your need and want it, in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner.

The Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Boone Branch Health Clinic has recently implemented Navy Medicine’s Patient Centered Medical Home model known as "Medical Home Port".

The hallmark of “Medical Home Port” is enhanced continuity of care with a focus on prevention. Therefore, patients will be assigned to a specific team (Green, Red, Blue or Purple) that will include their Primary Care Manager (PCM), 2-3 other credentialed providers, Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and several Hospital Corpsman or Medical Assistants. If your PCM is not available, you may be scheduled with another provider on your team to enhance continuity of care.

Remember that we are your partner in your care and are here to assist you with all of your health care needs.

Secure Messaging

Tired of waiting on hold or trying to book an appointment when all you really need is to ask your provider a question? Why not sign up for Secure Messaging and be able to communicate with your provider and Medical Home Port Team? Secure Messaging provides connectivity that enables all participants in the delivery of healthcare to communicate with each other more efficiently, effectively, and securely. Just provide a working email address and ask to get signed up at your next patient encounter. Or register for an account at https://app.mil.relayhealth.com.

Benefit to Patients:

• Connectivity to healthcare providers for routine communications
• Access to lab and other diagnostic test results
• Consultations for non-urgent health matters
• Access to view healthcare account information and pay bills
• Set up and management of Personal Health Records (PHR)

Frequently Used Forms (save time in the check-in line):

• TSWF CORE
• TSWF PEDS 0-3 Months
• TSWF PEDS 4-11 Months
• TSWF PEDS 12-23 Months
• TSWF PEDS 2-5 Years
• TSWF PEDS 6-11 Years
• TSWF PEDS 12-18 Years

Links

• Primary Care Brochure
• EFMP (Exceptional Family Member)
• Military One Source
• Health Net Federal Services
• My TRICARE.com
• Center for Disease Control
• American Academy of Family Physicians
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Diabetic Association
• American Cancer Society