After confirming a patient record does not already exist in your system, a new patient can be registered one of two ways in OP 19. The workflow can be initiated from:
- The Patient Chart button in the Clinical, Practice Management, or Billing tab. Click here for detailed instructions on registering a patient using this method.
Note: To enter a placeholder on the desired appointment time slot while completing the patient's registration:
If the new patient decided to not schedule an appointment at this time, simply select the placeholder, right-click and select Delete appointment. |
- The Schedule via the Add/Edit Appointment window. To schedule a new patient using this method:
- Navigate to the Calendar and double-click on the desired time slot. The Add/Edit Appointment window opens.
- Conduct a patient search to ensure the patient does not already have a record in your system.
- Click the Create a New Patient with Appointment button
. - Complete the fields highlighted in yellow: Last Name / Suffix, First / Middle Name, Birth Date, Sex, Phone Number.
- Proceed with completing the appointment details and click Save. You will be notified via an information window of the new patient's chart number and be instructed to complete the full registration from the patient's chart at your earliest opportunity.
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