Quick New Patient (F6)

Quick New Patient (F6) opens the New Patient window.

This is the fastest way to register a new patient. Complete the form as fully as possible. Fields with a red dot in the corner are mandatory and must be completed.

The Aliases button opens an Aliases window, where users can add any other aliases that the patient uses:

Access Quick New Patient

1. Press and release the Alt key, click Tools and select Quick New Patient from the list displayed. The New Patient window is displayed.
   
   Note: The shortcut to display the Quick New Patient is F6.

Register a Patient Using Quick New Patient

1. Press and release the Alt key, click Tools and select Quick New Patient from the list displayed. The New Patient window is displayed.
   
   Note: The shortcut to display the Quick New Patient is F6.
2. Type in the Last Name and First Name into the respective text boxes. These are mandatory fields.
3. Enter as much demographic information about the patient as is known.
4. Click Add to save the patient's details.

Add an Alias When Registering a Patient

1. Press and release the Alt key, click Tools and select Quick New Patient from the list displayed. The New Patient window is displayed.
   
   Note: The shortcut to display the Quick New Patient is F6.
2. Type in the Last Name and First Name into the respective text boxes. These are mandatory fields.
3. Enter as much demographic information about the patient as is known.
4. Click the Alias button. The Alias window is displayed.
   
5. Click the Add button.
6. Type in the Last Name and First Name of the alias.
7. Select the Alias Type from the droplist.
8. Click Add to save the patient's details.