# New Patient Intake with Patient-Authorized Records

Flexpa lets new patients authorize supported health plans and clinical sources to share available records during intake. Your integration can retrieve those records through a FHIR R4 API for your team's review. Use the records alongside patient questions and any additional documents you need, rather than assuming digital retrieval replaces every intake step.

How it works: Patient opens Flexpa Consent -> Patient authorizes supported sources -> Your integration retrieves available records. Your application must handle the API integration and any import into its clinical workflow.

## How it fits

### Steps

1. Integrate Flexpa Consent into your intake application.
2. The patient connects and authorizes supported health plans or clinical sources.
3. Exchange the authorization code for a patient access token, then query available FHIR records.
4. Present the records for review and ask the patient about missing or changed information.

## Questions

**How can clinics retrieve records during new patient intake?** A clinic can integrate Flexpa Consent into its intake application so patients authorize supported sources. The integration then retrieves available records through the Flexpa API. Additional questions or records requests may still be needed.

**Does Flexpa automatically import records into our EHR?** Flexpa provides a FHIR R4 API for retrieving patient-authorized records. That alone does not establish compatibility with your EHR's import workflow. Confirm the integration and mapping your application needs before promising automatic import.

## More

- [Providers](https://www.flexpa.com/solutions/providers)
- [Kill the Clipboard](https://www.flexpa.com/kill-the-clipboard)
- [Consent](https://www.flexpa.com/consent)

Last updated 2026-11-11.