Keyboard Shortcuts

When working in a busy medical practice, time is one of your most valuable resources. If there doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day for everything you need to do, any time saved starts to add up.

To help you work smarter, not harder, Genie has a range of keyboard shortcuts that will shave precious time off your everyday tasks. Even small things like creating an invoice or opening a patient’s record can be streamlined to help you get the most out of your day.

This article will take you through the keyboard shortcuts in Genie, showing you what they do and how to use them.

Before you begin

Take note of whether your workstation’s operating system is Windows or Mac. The shortcuts below are based on a Windows keyboard, but they will work just as well on a Mac; for Mac keyboards, simply use Command instead of Ctrl, and Option instead of Alt.

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General +

These are the keyboard shortcuts that control common actions you might use in any window throughout Genie.

Action	Shortcut
Click an OK or Save button	Enter/Return key
Click a Cancel Button	Esc key
Remove an item from a drop-down Menu	Alt + select the item you'd like to remove
Tick/untick a checkbox	Spacebar
Quit Genie	Ctrl + Q

Date Fields +

The keyboard shortcuts below will work whenever you’re prompted to set a date range for a search or report.

Action	Shortcut
Change date to today	T
Go forward a day	+
Go back a day	-
Change date to beginning of week	W
Change date to end of week	K
Change date to beginning of month	M
Change date to end of month	H
Change date to start of year	Y
Change date to end of year	R
Display a calendar	C

Appointments +

These shortcuts will help you use and navigate the appointment book with ease.

Action	Shortcut
Open the appointment book	Ctrl + J
Find available appointments	Ctrl + F
Find appointments for patient	Ctrl + G (with appt highlighted)
Add a new patient	Ctrl + N
View today’s appointments	Ctrl + T
Open a patient’s Demographics window	Ctrl + E (with appt highlighted)
Open a patient’s Clinical window	Ctrl + K (with appt highlighted)
Delete selected appointments	Ctrl + D (with appt(s) highlighted)
Change the appointment book view	Ctrl + Y
Print the appointment book	Ctrl + P
Put in Waiting Room	Ctrl + M (with appt highlighted)
Invoice patient	Ctrl + I (with appt highlighted)
Receipt patient’s invoice	Ctrl + R (with appt highlighted)
View patient’s account history	Ctrl + H (with appt highlighted)
Print blank DB4	Ctrl + L
Open the Merged Letter Templates window	Ctrl + Shift + T
Switch to another provider’s appts	Alt + Left/Right arrow keys
Open a doctor’s User Preferences window	Alt + click on doctor’s name tab
Move an Appointment	Alt + click and drag

Invoicing +

These are the shortcuts you can use within the Invoice window when billing a patient.

Action	Shortcut
Add an item to the invoice	Ctrl + N
Select the Self button	Ctrl + 1
Select the Bulk Bill button	Ctrl + 2
Select the DVA button	Ctrl + 3
Select the Workcover button	Ctrl + 4
Select the Other button	Ctrl + 5
Select the Health Fund button	Ctrl + 6
Select the provider when adding an item to the invoice	Up/Down arrow keys
Use health fund schedule when adding an item to the invoice	Ctrl + P

Clinical +

Use these shortcuts to carry out different tasks and actions within a patient’s Clinical window.

Please note: You must be viewing the relevant tab of the Clinical window to use some of these shortcuts. For example, the shortcut for adding a prescription can only be used within the Main/Summary tabs, where the patient’s medications list is displayed. Tab-specific shortcuts are marked with a * symbol

Action	Shortcut
Open the patient’s demographics window	Ctrl + E
Create a pathology request	Ctrl + L
Create a radiology request	Ctrl + U
Create a referral/reply (red quill) letter	Ctrl + R
Open the Merged Letter Templates window	Ctrl + Shift + T
Open the patient’s Image Browser window	Ctrl + I
Move between clinical tabs	Alt + Left/Right arrow keys
Create a new task	Ctrl + T
Add a new prescription *	Ctrl + M
Print selected prescription(s) *	Ctrl + P
Delete selected prescription(s) *	Ctrl + D
Add medication without doses *	Alt + Click the add icon
Select/deselect all prescriptions *	Alt + Click the print icon
Back-date a prescription *	Ctrl + Alt + Click the print icon
Delete selected contact/attachment *	Ctrl + D
Toggle between the Clinical window and the Add/Edit Consult window (Note: This will open an Add Consult window if one is not already open).	Ctrl + Z

Patient List +

The shortcuts below will help you save time when using the Patient list.

Action	Shortcut
Open the patient list	Ctrl + O
Find a patient	Ctrl + F
Add a new patient	Ctrl + N
Show all patients	Ctrl + G
Open a patient’s Demographics window	Ctrl + E (with patient highlighted)
Delete a patient record	Ctrl + D
Open the Report Builder to print the patient list	Ctrl + P
Select all patients shown	Ctrl + A
Select multiple contiguous record	Shift + click
Select multiple non-contiguous records	Ctrl + click
Invoice patient	Ctrl + I (with patient highlighted)
Receipt patient’s invoice	Ctrl + R (with patient highlighted)
View patient’s account history	Ctrl + H (with patient highlighted)
Search list via the Query Editor	Ctrl + S
Open the Merged Letter Templates window	Ctrl + Shift + T

Pathology & Radiology +

The following shortcuts can be used when reviewing a single pathology or radiology result within Open > Pathology and Radiology.

Action	Shortcut
Match result to a patient	Ctrl + M
Link result to the selected patient	Ctrl + L
Unlink result from patient	Ctrl + U
Print result	Ctrl + P
Open the patient’s Demographics window	Ctrl + E

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