The Patient Profile section in the Medplum Provider app is your central hub for managing all patient-related information. This section covers how to register new patients, edit existing profiles, and maintain the [Patient Summary](https://storybook.medplum.com/?path=/story/medplum-patientsummary--patient) sidebar for quick access to key information.

## Registering Patients

The onboarding process captures essential demographic, insurance, and medical information needed to provide comprehensive care.

### Prerequisites

- Provider access to the [Medplum Provider app](https://provider.medplum.com/)
- Patient insurance information and cards (if applicable)
- Patient health history and emergency contact details

### How to Register Patients

1. **Access Patient Registration**  
   - Open the Medplum Provider app and click " [New Patient](https://provider.medplum.com/onboarding)" from the left navigation menu
2. **Enter Patient Information**  
   - Demographics  
   - Emergency Contact  
   - Allergies  
   - Current Medications  
   - Medical History  
   - Family Member History  
   - Vaccination History  
   - Preferred Pharmacy  
   - Coverage Information  
   - Social Determinants of Health
3. **Confirm Acknowledgements/Consents/Notifications**  
   - Check and date the following:  
     - Consent for Treatment  
     - Agreement to Pay for Treatment  
     - Notice of Privacy Practices  
     - Acknowledgement for Advance Directives
4. **Review and Create**  
   - Review all entered information and then click “Submit” to create this Patient in Medplum  
   - This will auto-generate a Patient Profile, unique ID and Profile Page, which you can access in the Medplum App as well

## Editing Patient Demographics

Occasionally core information about a patient may change and require editing their Profile.

### Prerequisites

- Provider access to the Medplum Provider app  
- Patient insurance information and cards (if applicable)  
- Patient health history and emergency contact details

### How to Edit Patient Demographics

1. **Access Patient Profile Page**  
   - Navigate to a Patient Profile Page by using the global search field or through the “Patients” section in the left navigation menu
2. **Open Profile Edit Page**  
   - On the Patient Profile Page, click the patients’ name and avatar at the top of the Patient Summary sidebar
3. **Edit and Save Patient Demographics**  
   - On the Edit page, make the changes to the relevant sections and then click “Update” at the bottom of the page  
   - These edits should be reflected in the Patient Summary, however a page refresh may be necessary

## Updating the Patient Summary Sidebar

As information about a patient changes over time, the Patient Summary will need to be updated to capture and display these changes.

1. **Access Patient Profile Page**  
   - Navigate to a Patient Profile Page by using the global search field or through the “Patients” section in the left navigation menu
2. **Choose Patient Summary Section to Update**  
   - On the Patient Profile Page, scroll within the Patient Summary sidebar to identify the section to update (e.g. Insurance, Allergies, Problems)
3. **Adding to a Patient Summary Section**  
   - For most sections, place your mouse cursor over the section to see a “+” button to the right of the section header  
   - Click the “+” button to show an add modal or page for the item associated with this section  
   - Fill in the necessary information within this add page/modal click “Save” to add to this Patient Summary section.
4. **Updating Items within a Patient Summary Section**  
   - Click on any item within a Patient Summary section to show either an edit modal or page for this unique item  
   - Update the necessary information within this edit page/modal and click “Save” or “Update” to update this item

**_Note: a page refresh may be required to display new additions or edits to the Patient Summary sidebar_**

- [Registering Patients](/content/docs/provider/patient-profile#registering-patients/index.html)  
  - [Prerequisites](/content/docs/provider/patient-profile#prerequisites/index.html)  
  - [How to Register Patients](/content/docs/provider/patient-profile#how-to-register-patients/index.html)  
- [Editing Patient Demographics](/content/docs/provider/patient-profile#editing-patient-demographics/index.html)  
  - [Prerequisites](/content/docs/provider/patient-profile#prerequisites-1/index.html)  
  - [How to Edit Patient Demographics](/content/docs/provider/patient-profile#how-to-edit-patient-demographics/index.html)  
- [Updating the Patient Summary Sidebar](/content/docs/provider/patient-profile#updating-the-patient-summary-sidebar/index.html)