# My Patients: Create and Search

## Overview

The My Patients view provides your personalized patient list and tools for finding and creating patient records in Welkin.

## Searching for Patients

### Quick Search

Use the search bar at the top of the Patients section to find patients by:

* **Name** (first or last)
* **Date of birth**
* **Phone number**
* **Email address**
* **Patient ID** (MRN or internal ID)

Results appear as you type. Click a result to open the patient profile.

### Advanced Filters

Use the **Filter** panel to narrow your patient list by:

* Program enrollment
* Current phase
* Assigned care team member
* Patient status (active, inactive, discharged)
* Custom patient attributes

## Creating a New Patient

1. Click the **+ New Patient** or **+ Add Patient** button
2. Fill in the required fields:
   * **First Name** and **Last Name**
   * **Date of Birth**
   * **Contact information** (phone and/or email)
3. Optionally add additional demographic information
4. Click **Save** to create the record

### Duplicate Detection

Welkin checks for potential duplicate patients when you create a new record. If a patient with matching name and date of birth already exists, you will be shown the potential duplicate and asked to confirm whether to create a new record or use the existing one.

## My Patients vs. All Patients

* **My Patients** shows only patients directly assigned to you or your care team
* **All Patients** shows the full patient population (subject to role permissions)

You can switch between these views using the tabs or dropdown at the top of the Patients section.

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