# Find or Create Patient (Tellescope)

> Perform Find or Create Patient (Tellescope) through Tellescope.

Source: [https://genhealth.ai/docs/workflows/integrations/tellescope/find_or_create_tellescope_patient](https://genhealth.ai/docs/workflows/integrations/tellescope/find_or_create_tellescope_patient)

Integration: [Tellescope](https://genhealth.ai/docs/workflows/integrations/tellescope.md)

- Handler: `find_or_create_tellescope_patient`

- Connection type: `tellescope`

## Inputs

- `first_name` — First Name (expression, required)
  Required literal value or workflow expression.
- `last_name` — Last Name (expression, required)
  Required literal value or workflow expression.
- `date_of_birth` — Date Of Birth (expression, required)
  Required literal value or workflow expression.
- `email` — Email (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `phone` — Phone (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `gender` — Gender (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `external_id` — External Id (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `address_line_one` — Address Line One (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `address_line_two` — Address Line Two (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `city` — City (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `state` — State (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `zip_code` — Zip Code (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `intake_source_field_name` — Intake Source Field Name (text)
  Optional text value.
- `intake_source` — Intake Source (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.

## Outputs

- `success` — Success
- `patient_id` — Patient Id
- `created` — Created
- `already_exists` — Already Exists
- `address_updated` — Address Updated
- `intake_source_set` — Intake Source Set
- `error` — Error

Output schema completeness: `best_effort_declared`

## Safety

- External effect: `write`
- Confirmation recommended: no
- Retry safe: no
- Dry run supported: no

## Schemas

These schemas are first-pass authoring guidance. Runtime validation remains authoritative.

### Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "first_name",
    "last_name",
    "date_of_birth"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "city": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "email": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "phone": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "state": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "gender": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "zip_code": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "last_name": {
      "description": "Required literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "first_name": {
      "description": "Required literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "external_id": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "date_of_birth": {
      "description": "Required literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "intake_source": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "address_line_one": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "address_line_two": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "intake_source_field_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional text value.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "text"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

### Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "error": {},
    "created": {},
    "success": {},
    "patient_id": {},
    "already_exists": {},
    "address_updated": {},
    "intake_source_set": {}
  },
  "additionalProperties": true
}
```