Patient
A Patient is an individual who receives medical care and services within the healthcare system. Patient profiles act as the central record for storing and managing personal, demographic, and clinical information across all care interactions. Patient data forms the foundation for appointments, clinical documentation, prescriptions, billing, and longitudinal care tracking within the Core EMR. Read more : (API Reference - Patients) section.Use Cases
Patient Registration and Onboarding
Create and manage patient profiles during walk-in registration, online booking, or digital onboarding flows.Longitudinal Health Records
Maintain a unified patient record that aggregates visits, diagnoses, prescriptions, lab results, and clinical notes over time.Appointment and Visit Management
Link patient profiles to appointments, encounters, and care episodes for seamless operational workflows.Clinical Documentation
Associate patient records with clinical notes, assessments, prescriptions, and diagnostic reports.Care Continuity Across Facilities
Enable consistent patient identification and data access across departments, clinics, or hospital locations.Reporting and Analytics
Support population-level insights, patient demographics analysis, and operational reporting.Notes & Considerations
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Single source of truth
Patient profiles should be the authoritative reference for all clinical and operational workflows. -
Data accuracy
Ensure demographic and contact information is kept up to date to avoid downstream errors. -
Privacy and consent
Patient data must be handled in compliance with applicable data protection and healthcare regulations. -
Identity management
Deduplication and verification processes are important to prevent multiple records for the same individual. -
Extensible records
Patient profiles can be enriched over time with additional clinical, administrative, and contextual data.
Ideal For
- Clinics and hospitals
- EMR and HMS platforms
- Digital health applications
- Care coordination systems