When a new patient joins your health service, create a new patient record.
About this task
Create a new patient record in the New Patient panel from the
main menu.
Procedure
To add a new patient record:
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From the Bluechip main window, either:
- Click
Folder icon
- Press Ctrl + O
- Select
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In the Open window, to create a new record, click
New.
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In the New Patient panel, enter the patient details and check
for existing patient records.

Alternatively, create this patient's record based on the details of an existing
patient or
parent record. Click
Copy from and then select a parent/patient from the list
that displays. If you use this method, the new patient's demographic data will be
copied from the other's record, and you will be immediately transferred to the
Patient Explorer window for the new patient,
after which you can add their remaining details. If you choose to do this, skip
remaining steps. Otherwise, continue to step 5.
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Click OK.
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If your practice manually records patient file numbers, in the New File
Number panel, enter a new file number for the patient. For more
information, see File Numbers.

You can either:
- Enter a new or unique file number
- Enter a prefix for the number and click Generate. A
sequentially-incremented suffix is generated. If you enter a number that has
already been assigned to a patient, a prompt displays the patient to whom it is
already assigned.

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Click OK.
Results
You are returned to the Bluechip main window, where the Patient Details window for
this patient is displayed.

What to do next
In the Patient Details window, enter
the patient's demographic details. For more information, see patient's details.