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Patient Management
Manage the patient flow through your practice, search for patient records, create new patient records, add referrals and update patient details.
Editing Patient Records
Edit a patient's demographics, contact details, emergency contacts, and so on.
Selecting a Patient's Next-of-Kin
Add the patient's next-of-kin to their record.

Patient Management
Manage the patient flow through your practice, search for patient records, create new patient records, add referrals and update patient details.
- Searching for Patients
  Search for patients using a standard or advanced search, by swiping a patient's Medicare card or by name in the Patient Details window.
- Adding New Patients
  Add new patients to Pracsoft.
- Editing Patient Records
  Edit a patient's demographics, contact details, emergency contacts, and so on.
  - Selecting a Patient's Emergency Contact
  - Selecting a Patient's Next-of-Kin
    Add the patient's next-of-kin to their record.
  - Flagging Patients as Deceased, Deleted, or Inactive
- Merging Patient Records
  Merge duplicate patient records.
- Referrals
  Attach a referral to a patient record.
- Waiting Room
  Track the movements of patients in your actual Waiting Room at your practice.

Selecting a Patient's Next-of-Kin

Add the patient's next-of-kin to their record.

Procedure

To select a patient's next-of-kin:

Locate the patient whose record you want to edit.
In the Select Patient window, select the patient and then click Edit.
In the Edit Patient Details window, click Personal Details > Contact Details > Select.
Select another patient to be the next-of-kin.
In the Relationship list, select the person's relationship to the patient. If you select Other Relative, you can type the relationship in the Other field or leave it blank.
Click Save.

Results

The selected person is recorded as the patient's next-of-kin.