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Wiki source code of Adding a New Patient

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1 === This article describes where in the system you can go to add a new patient and the nature of the demographic information you’ll enter as part of the process. ===
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4 You can add new patients from any area of the application where the **Search Patients** search box is present.
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6 A common place to add a new patient is from the **Patient Roster**.
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8 ~1. Navigate to **Patients**.
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10 2. Select **Add New Patient**
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12 [[image:https://chirotouch.my.site.com/cloud/servlet/rtaImage?eid=ka9Qi000006FdH9&feoid=00N3Z00000CK8NB&refid=0EMQi000001Qu4P||alt="select add new patient"]]
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14 3. Enter the patient’s demographics.
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16 [[image:https://chirotouch.my.site.com/cloud/servlet/rtaImage?eid=ka9Qi000006FdH9&feoid=00N3Z00000CK8NB&refid=0EMQi000001Qulx||alt="add the demographic information"]]
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18 **Hint! **Quickly add a new patient by filling out the **Basic Information** section only.
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20 4. Add **Additional Information** if you have it.
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22 [[image:https://chirotouch.my.site.com/cloud/servlet/rtaImage?eid=ka9Qi000006FdH9&feoid=00N3Z00000CK8NB&refid=0EMQi000001QuxF||alt="add additional information"]]
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24 5. Include information about the referral source if you have it.
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26 [[image:https://chirotouch.my.site.com/cloud/servlet/rtaImage?eid=ka9Qi000006FdH9&feoid=00N3Z00000CK8NB&refid=0EMQi000001Quyr||alt="add the referral source"]]
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28 6. Add the patient’s **Contact Information**.
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30 [[image:https://chirotouch.my.site.com/cloud/servlet/rtaImage?eid=ka9Qi000006FdH9&feoid=00N3Z00000CK8NB&refid=0EMQi000001Qv0T||alt="add contact information"]]
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32 **Note**: Some payers require 9-digit zip codes when submitting electronic claims, so you may want to get into the practice of adding these for all patients.
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34 7. If the patient is not new to your practice and you do not want them to be included in your new patient statistics, toggle the **Previous Patient** slider to the **On **position.
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36 [[image:https://chirotouch.my.site.com/cloud/servlet/rtaImage?eid=ka9Qi000006FdH9&feoid=00N3Z00000CK8NB&refid=0EMQi000001Qu1D||alt="indicate previous patient"]]
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38 8. Click **SAVE**.
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