Hi Folks-
OpenEMR is a deep and sophisticated application and it can take a long time to learn everything it can do.
Especially in the case of a new practice creating new patient records it is easy to get by in the beginning using only the obvious basic features then later on, discover capabilities that would have been really nice to know all along.
Here is a new wiki doc that gives in- depth details on basically all the aspects of new patient records, from complete demographics entry to customizing the interface to your practice’s special needs. The last time a document like this was written was for OpenEMR v5, and a lot has happened since then. So, here is the new v7 interface and the latest features.
https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/HOWTO:_Create_a_New_Patient_Record_-_OpenEMR_v7
Give it a read and let me know if I’ve missed anything!
Best- Harley