You can schedule appointments for multiple patients in one go. A multi-patient consultation includes the records of all the patients linked to the appointment.

This option is useful for routine visits such as vaccinations. For complex cases, it is best to create separate appointments and consultations. To maintain clarity and accuracy, especially for hospital stays and insurance claims, use separate consultations for each patient even if seen together.

Multi-patient appointments is a standard feature in Vetera. No setup is needed.

Note: Multi-patient consultations are available in the old consultation view only. If you are using the new consultation view, this option is not yet available there.

To schedule an appointment for multiple patients, enter each patient's name in the Patient field when creating a new appointment. Then complete the other appointment details and save the appointment as usual.

Most steps in a multi-patient consultation are the same as for a single patient. Some steps let you apply information to all patients at once or to individual patients.

When the patients arrive, check the patients in as you normally would. On the check-in page, you can edit the patient information for all patients in the appointment.

Begin the consultation as you would for a single patient.

Throughout the consultation, clear indicators show if the consultation involves multiple patients and which patients are included. You can access each patient's history, and the blue top bar remains visible as you scroll.

When adding clinical notes, you can apply the same note to all patients in the consultation or select specific patients. If you choose all patients, the same note appears in each patient's record. See how to add clinical notes for patients.

When adding treatment items to the consultation, you can apply the item to all patients or to selected patients in the consultation. See how to add treatment items to a consultation.

When adding diagnoses or other information, you can apply the entry to multiple patients or individual patients. See how to add a diagnosis.

By default, discharge instructions apply to all patients in the consultation, since they share the same owner. Add the note once under All patients, and it appears on every patient's record.

To add instructions for a specific patient, select that patient from the Select patient drop-down list in the side panel. A separate field, labeled with the patient's name, appears below the All patients field for that patient's own instructions.

The invoice shows which patients the items are associated with.