# 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

1. Open the **Patient Profile** for the patient you want to update
2. Click the **Edit** button or pencil icon next to the field or section you want to change
3. Modify the information as needed
4. 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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