> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.junction.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Managing Patients

> Create and manage patients in Junction Connect teams through the Junction API.

Patients in Junction Connect teams are Junction users. You manage them through the [Junction API](/api-details/junction-api), using one of its [team-scoped authentication methods](/api-details/junction-api#authentication):

* Authenticate with a **Team API Key**.
* Authenticate with a **Team API Access Token** created through the [Create Team API Access Token](/api-reference/org-management/team-api-access-token/create-team-api-access-token) endpoint.

Common patient-management operations include:

* Create a patient with the [Create user](/api-reference/user/create-user) endpoint.
* Retrieve a patient with the [Get User](/api-reference/user/get-user) endpoint.
* Retrieve patient demographics with the [Get User Demographics](/api-reference/user/get-info-latest) endpoint.
* Set patient demographics with the [Update User Demographics](/api-reference/user/upsert-info) endpoint.

<Tip>
  Use these endpoints to provision patients upfront, then launch the Junction Connect [Order Creation feature](/connect/overview#features) with a preselected patient by using the `order_creation:{user_id}` feature slug.
</Tip>

<Info>
  See the [full Core Platform API reference](/api-reference/user/create-user) for all available user-management endpoints.
</Info>