Adding & Editing Patients

How to create and update patient records

Adding a New Patient

  1. Navigate to a binder's patient list
  2. Click "Add Patient"
  3. Fill in the required fields:
    • First Name and Last Name
    • Date of Birth
    • Payor (auto-filled if you're already in a binder)
    • Medicaid Number and/or Insurance Number (at least one required)
    • Authorization Number
  4. Add medical info: ICD-10 code and description, Physician name and NPI
  5. Optionally add a pinned patient note
  6. Click Save

Schedules are not part of this form. A schedule belongs to a patient, so it is added once the patient exists: saving opens the Schedules window straight away, on whichever page you were already working. See Managing Schedules.

You can close that window and add the schedule later. Until one exists the patient's calendar shows a notice saying so, and their row in the binder is marked No schedule — so nothing is lost track of. RNA visits can still be logged and billed in the meantime.

The patient form with basic info, insurance details, and medical info

Editing a Patient

Click the pencil icon in the patient calendar navigation bar. The same form opens for editing all fields.

Patient Fields Reference

FieldExampleNotes
Medicaid NumberOH12345678Required for most payors
Insurance/Client #BC-2024-001Insurance-specific ID
Authorization #AUTH-2024-001The payer's authorization number
ICD-10I10Diagnostic code
ICD-10 DescriptionHypertensionHuman-readable diagnosis
PhysicianSmith, JohnOrdering physician
Physician NPI123456789010-digit NPI number
To edit the patient, click the pencil icon on the top bar to the right of the patient's name

Not all users will have access to editing patient data. To grant access, edit the user on the /admin/users page.

Need more help?

Contact your administrator or the Cadence support team.

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