# Patient Portal Access **URL:** \ **Category:** OpenEMR Development\ **Tags:** feature\ **Created:** [May 24, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/patient-portal-access/16648 "2021-05-24T15:27:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Modoukpe](https://community.open-emr.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@Modoukpe](https://community.open-emr.org/u/Modoukpe)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/patient-portal-access/16648/1 "2021-05-24T15:27:17Z")
Hello Team This is my very first time with OpenEMR… I have installed OpenEMR 6.0.0 on my Windows 10 machine. Anyone can help please with how I can have access to the patient portal. Thank You! ---
**Author:** ![htuck](https://community.open-emr.org/user_avatar/community.open-emr.org/htuck/32/15185_2.png) [@htuck](https://community.open-emr.org/u/htuck)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/patient-portal-access/16648/2 "2021-05-26T17:45:27Z")
Hi @Modoukpe - The portal is a very cool feature if you can find documentation on setting it up. The basic process is described in this doc, which is a little bit old and difficult to read but it does apply. Be sure to look in the section on the ‘Native Portal’ although that portal is now called the ‘Onsite Patient Portal’. [https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/Patient\_Portal#Native\_Patient\_Portal](https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/Patient_Portal#Native_Patient_Portal) Here’s a search of this forum which returns all posts that mention the Patient Portal. There’s a lot of random information here so be careful to only pay attention to posts that discuss what you need. [https://community.open-emr.org/search?q=patient%20portal](https://community.open-emr.org/search?q=patient%20portal) Once your portal is set up a patient can register themselves as a patient in your OpenEMR by logging into the portal as described in this document: [https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/HOWTO:\_Patient\_self-registration\_in\_the\_Native\_Patient\_Portal](https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/HOWTO:_Patient_self-registration_in_the_Native_Patient_Portal) HOWTO: Patient self-registration in the Native Patient Portal Here is some instruction on how to make custom forms for your portal. [https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/Patient\_Portal\_Document\_Templates](https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/Patient_Portal_Document_Templates) Patient Portal Document Templates Good luck and feel free to come back to this thread if you can’t find answers to your questions in the links above! Best- Harley ---
**Author:** ![Modoukpe](https://community.open-emr.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@Modoukpe](https://community.open-emr.org/u/Modoukpe)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/patient-portal-access/16648/3 "2021-05-26T22:52:39Z")
Thank You for the response. I will do this and come back to you. ---
**Author:** ![Modoukpe](https://community.open-emr.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@Modoukpe](https://community.open-emr.org/u/Modoukpe)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/patient-portal-access/16648/4 "2021-06-30T00:07:41Z")
It works 100%… Thank You!!! ---
**Author:** ![htuck](https://community.open-emr.org/user_avatar/community.open-emr.org/htuck/32/15185_2.png) [@htuck](https://community.open-emr.org/u/htuck)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/patient-portal-access/16648/5 "2021-06-30T16:31:49Z")
you’re very welcome. And in the time since my last post, a lot of updates have been happening in this forum thread- you might want to see if any of it is useful to you. > [@Patient Documents for portal and staff rework](https://community.open-emr.org/t/patient-documents-for-portal-and-staff-rework/16303/): > > I’ve reworked the portal documents workflow to be easier to use and added a canned help/instruction template. The new Help.tpl is available as a global or per patient help and is used in the same way normal templates are used except, there is no disposal action available. What this means is that one can markup the help and brand to their needs. Also possible to send individualized help to individual patients that may explain particular forms or form category(coming soon, categories of forms). … Best- Harley