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Editing Patient Information

How to update patient details, and where to add patient notes, address, and email information.

Updated 12 August 2026

To edit patient information, first find the patient record. Open the Patients section and type the patient's name into the search field.

Medicasimple patient list showing English patient search results in the Patients section.

You can edit a patient directly from the patient list without first opening the full profile. Click the three-dot action menu on the right side of the relevant patient row, then select Edit.

Medicasimple patient list action menu with the Edit option selected.

Alternatively, open the patient's profile and click the Edit button beside the patient's contact details.

The Patient Information page opens. Update the required basic, identity and demographic, contact, emergency contact, address, and clinic settings fields. You can also manage the patient's communication permissions from this page.

Medicasimple Patient Information form with basic, contact, address, demographic, emergency contact, and clinic settings fields.

After completing the fields, click Save. A Patient Updated notification confirms that the patient information was saved successfully.

Medicasimple Patient Updated notification confirming that patient information was saved successfully.

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