Patient demographics are the basic identifying details for the patient. They include patient name, date of birth, address etc.
Patient demographics data is used to categorize individuals and used for identification, records matching and administrative purposes.
There are two areas in the patient chart where you can update, or add patient demographics.
⚠️ Important: They share the same data points, if you update one they are both updated.
Patient header (Update Information)
This is the same window used while adding new patients, and is the quickest way to update demographics.
Includes all the basic demographic information like Name and Date of Birth. The Address & Extra tab is used for secondary details, such as Family Doctor and Emergency Contact details.
Most of the fields are self-explanatory, for a list of the more complex fields, refer to Adding patients.
Steps
From the patient chart, ensure you are in Dashboard View.
Click Update Information, and the Update Patient window opens.
Make any updates as needed, and click Save.
Demographics in Patient Data
In addition to the demographics from the patient header, demographics in patient data also have additional demographics and allow more customizations. For example, you can add more than one Additional Contact, or update the patient's Status to Deceased.
To see when a demographic was added or updated, click the history icon beside the desired data point.
📌 Note: The history also includes any updates made in Dashboard view > Patient header > Update information.
Steps
From the patient chart, click Start/Open > Patient Data.
Click the Demographics folder to expand it.
Click the demographics category you want to update, and a new window opens showing additional fields.
💡 Tip: If you want to add a secondary option, you need to click +Add Additional category name. For example, to add both the mother and father to the Additional Contacts field.
Make your changes, and click Save.
The additional fields are;
Field | Description |
Sex & Gender | Additional Preferred Pronouns, for more information, refer to Patient preferred pronouns.
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Family Doctor and Referring Doctor | Ability to add additional details into specific fields instead of a note field. (License Number, Office Fax etc.) 📌 Note: Not connected to your Contacts. |
Addresses | Ability to add additional addresses, with the same fields as the patient's primary address. |
Additional Contacts | Ability to add multiple additional contacts’ details, including the Contact Purpose and Relationship (Spouse, Mother, Father etc.).
Contact Purpose includes;
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Language | Ability to set primary and secondary languages. |
Status | Include if the patient is Active, Inactive, Deceased or Unknown. If deceased, you can add a Date of Death.
All statuses function the same within the CHR. You can search for, and edit a chart with all of the statuses, including Deceased. To hide the chart, you must Archive it.
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Updated March 03, 2023