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Create a patient

Start with a recording or a few files. The patient's name, owner and details are filled in from them.

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At a glance

Who can use this: Veterinarian and Veterinary nurse
Works in: Web app

There is no form to fill in. You create the patient, then add what you have: a recording of the consultation, a journal from your practice software, lab results, images. Digital Clinic reads them and fills in the patient for you.

Steps

Create the patient

In the sidebar, select Patients, then New patient. The new patient's page opens straight away and asks How do you want to start?

A new patient, still empty, ready for a recording or files.

Add a recording or files

Pick one; you can add the other later.

  • Record a VoiceIt: select New VoiceIt and talk through the consultation. The recording goes to this patient. More in Record a consultation.
  • Upload a journal or files: drop files on the card, select them, or paste a copied file or screenshot. PDF journals, lab results, pictures and videos all work. A ZIP file is unpacked, and each file in it becomes its own document.

Let Digital Clinic identify the patient

While the first recording or document is read, the patient shows Identifying… A minute or so later the name, the owner, the reason for consultation and the patient details appear by themselves.

Check the details

Select Patient details at the top right. The panel shows what was found about the patient and the owner. If something is wrong or missing, select Edit next to it, correct it and save.

If the patient can't be identified

If the recording or the files don't name the patient, the page says We couldn't identify the patient. Select Try again after adding another document, or enter the name and details yourself under Patient details.

What you've got now

A patient with a name, an owner and their first documents, at the top of My patients. You are its lead vet.

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