In order to create a new patient,How to step by step guide to:
Create a Patient
- Log into the OpenMRS system.
- Click on the 'Register a patient' box.
- Enter a name for this new patient, or identify the patient as an unidentified patient.
- Select a gender for your patient.
- Enter in the patient's birth date, or a rough estimate of how old they are.
- Enter in the patient's home address.
- Enter in the patient's phone number.
- Enter in as few or as many of the patient's relatives, including their name and relationship.
- Click the confirm button on the left side of the screen.
- Confirm that your entries are accurate.
- Click the green 'Confirm' button and your patient will be written to the database.
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- “Find/Create Patient” link on the top bar of links.
- In the second set of dialog boxes fill out:
- Name
- Ex. John Doe
- Birthdate or age
- Ex. 05/03/1980
- Gender
- Selected male or female.
- Name
- Click on the “Create Person” button
- A full patient profile will open, with more information about the patient
- Person Name
- ID Number
- Demographics
- Address
- Deceased
- When finished select the “Save” button, and the patient will be added to the database.