Editing Patient Information
Overview
Care team members can edit patient demographic and contact information directly from the patient profile, subject to their role permissions.
How to Edit Patient Information
Open the Patient Profile for the patient you want to update
Click the Edit button or pencil icon next to the field or section you want to change
Modify the information as needed
Click Save to apply the changes
Editable Fields
Depending on your organization's configuration and your role permissions, you may be able to edit:
Contact information – phone numbers, email address, mailing address
Demographics – date of birth, gender, preferred language, pronouns
Emergency contacts – name, relationship, phone number
Custom patient attributes – organization-defined fields such as insurance ID, referring provider, or health plan
Photo – upload or update the patient's profile photo
Permissions
Not all users can edit all fields. Some fields may be:
View-only for certain roles
Restricted to administrators or designated data managers
Auto-populated from intake forms or integrations and locked from manual editing
If you cannot edit a field, contact your administrator to check your role permissions.
Audit Trail
All changes to patient information are logged in the data audit trail. Administrators can review who changed what and when via the Admin Portal.
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