Add a new patient

Add a patient to Cliniko account.

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Edit a patient's details

Edit or update a patient's details.

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Add a preferred name for a patient

If any of your patients would prefer to be called something other than their legal first name, you can add a preferred first name for them.

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Select a patient

Select a patient and view or edit their details.

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Archive or delete a patient

Archive or permanently delete a patient.

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Unarchive a patient

Make an archived patient active again!

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Merge duplicate patients

Accidentally have two versions of the same patient? Merge them together!

Written by Emily Gable
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Create notes that appear on all appointments for a patient

Set up notes and alerts that show up on each appointment for a patient.

Written by Emily Gable
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Add notes to a patient

Add important notes and extra information to a patient.

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Attach a file to a patient

Attach files (images, PDFs, Word documents, even videos!) to your patients.

Written by Emily Gable
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Archive a file attachment

Remove a file attachment.

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Add a medical alert to a patient

Add an alert that provides at-a-glance information about patients.

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Relate patients to one another

Set up relationships (siblings, parents, spouse, etc.) between patients.

Written by Emily Gable
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Assign a concession type to a patient

Automatically give your patients concession discounts on services by assigning concession types.

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Assign a Recall Type to a Patient

Assign recall types to your patients so that you can track when they need to be followed up with.

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Assign a referral source to a patient

Track where your patients are coming from by assigning referral sources.

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Collecting patient consent for your privacy policy

If you need your patients' consent for your privacy policy, you can keep track of it in Cliniko.

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Getting started with patient cases

Create cases to manage series of treatments for your patients.

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Add appointments to patient cases

Relate specific appointments to cases—making it easier to track how many appointments have taken place.

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Attach files to patient cases

Keep track of specific files by adding them to patient cases.

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Add referral details to patient cases

Link referring doctors to cases, making it easy to see who referred the patient to you for this series of treatments.

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Send an SMS message to a patient

Send an SMS text message to a patient.

Written by Emily Gable
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Send group SMS messages to your patients

Send a bulk SMS message to all or some of your patients.

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Customise SMS marketing settings

Set your defaults for SMS marketing.

Written by Emily Gable
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Write a letter

Write a letter to print off or email to your patients or third parties!

Written by Emily Gable
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Send a letter

Send a letter to a patient.

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Using the communications log

Review emails and SMS messages that have been sent to (or received from) your patients.

Written by Emily Gable
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Patients aren't receiving SMS messages

Are SMS messages not reaching your patients? Let's investigate the possible reasons!

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Patients aren't receiving confirmation emails

Some of the common reasons why a patient would not be getting appointment confirmation emails.

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Find a communication ID number

Use the communications log to find the ID number of any communication.

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Customise a patient's communication preferences

Give certain patients a different reminder or confirmation email setting.

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Export all of a patient's information

Export every single piece of information that has ever been entered about a patient.

Written by Emily Gable
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Record communication notes

Jot down some notes about any type of communication you may have with a patient!

Written by Emily Gable
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Add a contact

Add a contact (such as a referring doctor or third-party payer) to Cliniko.

Written by Emily Gable
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Import contacts into Cliniko

Import a group of third-party contacts into Cliniko.

Written by Emily Gable
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Add a referring doctor to a patient

If a patient has been referred by someone, you can link that person up with the patient as a referring doctor!

Written by Emily Gable
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Send a letter to a referring doctor

Learn how to send letters to a patient's referring doctor.

Written by Emily Gable
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Integrate Cliniko with your Mailchimp account

Connect your Cliniko database with Mailchimp to send newsletters out to your patients!

Written by Emily Gable
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Enable double-opt in for your Mailchimp audience

Send an automatic opt-in email to patients when added to your Mailchimp audience.

Written by Rachel Harkness
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Automated birthday wishes using the Mailchimp integration

Send birthday wishes to your Cliniko patients using the Cliniko → Mailchimp integration!

Written by Dara Lynch
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Create an automated retention campaign in Mailchimp

🔥 Need to reignite the spark with some patients? The Cliniko → Mailchimp integration can really help with your retention efforts!

Written by Dara Lynch
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