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A new patient can be registered from several places in the system:

Starting point	Menu path
EMR (full registration)	Main Menu → EMR → Add New Patient
OPD	Main Menu → OPD → Patient Lookup & Registration
During OPD billing	Start a new OPD bill → search for patient → "Add New Patient" if not found
During Pharmacy billing	Start a pharmacy sale → search for patient → "Add New Patient" if not found
During Inpatient admission	Main Menu → Inward → Admit a Patient → enter patient details in the admission form
Kiosk self-registration	Navigate to /faces/kiosk/kiosk_registration.xhtml on a kiosk terminal — no staff login required

Quick registration: When billing (OPD, Pharmacy) or admitting a patient, you can register a new patient on the spot by entering basic details (Name, NIC, Mobile, DOB). Full demographic details can be completed later by editing the patient record.

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Patient Demographic Fields

Enter the following details on the patient registration / edit form:

Identity

• Title
• Name
• Full Name (full name as in official documents, e.g. for formal reports)
• Name with Initials (e.g. A.B. Perera — used on prescriptions and formal correspondence)
• Sex
• Age (Years / Months / Days) or Date of Birth
• NIC / Passport No

Contact

• Phone Number
• Mobile Number
• Email
• Address
• Area

Clinical

• Religion
• Civil Status
• Blood Group
• Occupation
• Race

System

• Comments
• PHN Number
• MRN No
• Patient Account
• Mark as foreigner
• Credit Limit (visible to privileged users only)

Select Save to register the patient.

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Registration Source

When a new patient record is saved, the system automatically records the Registration Source — how the patient was first entered into the system. For patients registered via OPD billing, pharmacy sale, or the EMR registration form, the source is recorded as Walk-in.

The Registration Source is a permanent, read-only label on the patient record. It is displayed as a badge on the Patient Profile page. See Patient Registration Source for the full list of source values and their meaning.

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Option not in the list? If a required Religion, Blood Group, Civil Status, Occupation, or Race does not appear in the dropdown, ask your system administrator (super user) to add it. See Manage Patient Demographic Reference Data for the full steps: Main Menu → Administration → Manage Items / Services → Metadata tab

See also: Blacklist a Patient | Patient Registration Source | Kiosk Patient Self-Registration

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