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# Initiating Minor Ailment Assessments for Walk-in Patients

## Learn how to launch an assessment in MedEssist and walk through the assessment questions with patients.

1. From your dashboard sidebar, click **"Schedule"**  
   **![](https://help.medessist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/google-1744306937545-Apr-10-2025-05-42-19-0813-PM.jpg?width=624&height=349&name=google-1744306937545-Apr-10-2025-05-42-19-0813-PM.jpg)**
2. Click **"New"** in the top-right corner.  
   Click **"Registration".**

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1. Click **'Select a Service'** and select the **"Minor Ailments and Conditions"** option.  
   ![](https://help.medessist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/google-1744306937545-4.jpg?width=624&height=349&name=google-1744306937545-4.jpg)
2. Alert: Don't see 'Minor Ailments and Conditions'? Ensure minor ailments are enabled in **Settings** \> **Assessments & Consults** \> **Minor Ailments**
3. Select the condition you're assessing for.  
   ![](https://help.medessist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/google-1744306937545.jpg?width=624&height=349&name=google-1744306937545.jpg)
4. Alert: Don't see the condition you're looking for? Ensure it's enabled in **Settings** \> **Assessments & Consults** \> **Minor Ailments: Select Ailments & Conditions**
5. Tip: For this example, we're assessing a patient for **GERD (heartburn).**
6. Click **"Assess Now"** for walk-in patients  
   ![](https://help.medessist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/google-1744306937545-3.jpg?width=624&height=348&name=google-1744306937545-3.jpg)
7. Tip: **Save time!** Use the \[\['Text Link'\]\] and \[\['Email Link'\]\] buttons to send patients a link to complete the clinical questionnaire *for you*, from the comfort of their own cell phone or computer!
8. Complete the assessment with the patient, verbally asking each question and inputting their response into MedEssist  
   ![](https://help.medessist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/google-1744306937545-1.jpg?width=624&height=361&name=google-1744306937545-1.jpg)
9. Complete the entire form, enter the patient's information *(only name is required),* then click **"Submit"**  
   **![](https://help.medessist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/google-1744306937545-2.jpg?width=624&height=361&name=google-1744306937545-2.jpg)**
10. Click **"Come as Walk-In"** Click **"Yes"**
11. Once the registration is complete, return to your MedEssist Dashboard at[app.medessist.com](http://app.medessist.com/)

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