Overview
The patient management system provides:Patient registration
Create new patient profiles with complete demographic and medical information
Patient search
Quickly find patients using the searchable patient list
Profile editing
Update patient information with confirmation workflow
Patient selection
Select active patients for appointments, prescriptions, and clinical records
Key features
Comprehensive patient profiles
Patient records are organized into three categories: Basic information- Full name (first name, paternal surname, maternal surname)
- Date of birth (with automatic age calculation)
- Gender (Masculino/Femenino)
- Email address
- Phone number
- Blood type (A+, A-, B+, B-, AB+, AB-, O+, O-)
- Allergies (comma-separated list)
- Referring physician
- Medical observations
- CURP (18 characters)
- RFC (tax ID)
- Marital status (Soltero, Casado, Viudo, Divorciado, Unión Libre)
- Postal code with automatic address lookup
- Street address
- Colony/neighborhood
- City/population
- Municipality
- State
- Emergency contact
- Occupation
- Insurance provider (from active insurers list)
- Patient type (Particular, Aseguradora, Empresa)
- State of birth
- Nationality (autocomplete)
- Religion
- Indigenous language
- Ethnic group
- Disability status
- Legal guardian/responsible party
Patient list selector
The patient list displays all registered patients with:- Search functionality to filter by name
- Patient name and basic details
- Click-to-select functionality
- Visual indication of currently selected patient
How to use
Registering a new patient
Fill basic information
On the “Básicos” tab, enter:
- Patient’s full name (Nombre, Paterno, Materno)
- Date of birth
- Gender
- Email (optional)
- Phone (optional)
- Blood type (optional)
- Allergies (optional, comma-separated)
- Referring physician (optional)
- Medical observations (optional)
Add supplementary details
Switch to the “Complementarios” tab to enter:
- CURP (up to 18 characters)
- RFC
- Marital status
- Postal code (triggers automatic address lookup)
- Full address details
- Emergency contact
Complete personal information
Switch to the “Personales” tab to add:
- Occupation
- Insurance provider (select from dropdown)
- Patient type
- State of birth
- Nationality (use autocomplete)
- Religion, language, ethnicity
- Disability information
- Legal guardian if applicable
Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*). At minimum, you must enter the patient’s name, paternal surname, date of birth, and gender.
Searching for a patient
Editing patient information
Click 'Editar' button
With a patient selected, click the “Editar” button that appears next to “Nuevo”
Modify information
Navigate through the three tabs (Básicos, Complementarios, Personales) and update any fields as needed
Best practices
Keep contact information current
Keep contact information current
Always update phone numbers and email addresses when patients inform you of changes. This ensures you can reach them for appointment reminders and follow-ups.
Document allergies thoroughly
Document allergies thoroughly
Enter all known allergies in the Allergies field, separated by commas. This critical information appears prominently when prescribing medications.
Use CURP for unique identification
Use CURP for unique identification
When available, enter the patient’s CURP to ensure unique identification, especially for patients with similar names.
Verify patient selection
Verify patient selection
Before creating appointments or prescriptions, verify that the correct patient is selected by checking the highlighted name in the patient list.
Patient selection context
Once a patient is selected from the list, they become the “active patient” throughout the system. This selection:- Persists across different sections of the application
- Is required before creating appointments, prescriptions, or clinical records
- Is displayed prominently in the header or context area
- Can be changed at any time by returning to the Pacientes section and selecting a different patient
If you attempt to access Clinical Evolution, Prescriptions, or Calendar without selecting a patient first, the system will prompt you to select a patient from the Pacientes section.