# Register a New Patient

The **Patient Register** screen facilitates the registration of new patients. When a patient arrives, the staff enters essential details such as name, address, phone number, and date of birth. It also records key patient highlights, insurance details, and discount card information, ensuring accurate billing and seamless access to covered medical services.

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### Steps to Register a New Patient

* Open the **Patient Register** **(Home > Patient > Patient Register)** screen. Click the **ADD NEW PATIENT** button available on the dashboard. This action opens the entry screen to capture the patient details.

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* The entry screen features tabs including **Personal, Highlights, Insurance, Documents, Allergy, Journey, Treatment Plan, Packages, Statement of Account (SOA)** and **Discount Cards.** Depending on the configuration, the displayed tabs may differ for each user.

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* For registering a new patient, only the **Personal**, **Highlights**, **Insurance** and **Discount Cards** tabs are accessible; the rest of the tabs will be available after registration.
* Refer to the card below for details on how to fill in the information in the tabs.

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* After filling the necessary information in the tabs, click **SAVE** button to complete the patient registration.

{% hint style="info" %}
To quickly register the patient, fill in the mandatory fields and save the information. However, it is considered best practice to capture as much information as possible in all fields.
{% endhint %}

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## Video Tutorial

{% embed url="<https://youtu.be/J7z_7LGO4GY>" %}
Patient Register - New Patient Registration
{% endembed %}

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