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# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for athenahealth athenaOne REST Patients API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/athenahealth-patients-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 4
- target: $.paths['/patients'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Search patients by name or birth date
effect: read
questions:
- How do I find a patient in athenaOne by first and last name?
- Can I look up patients by date of birth within one department?
instructions:
- text: Find patients named {firstname} {lastname}.
slots:
firstname: query.firstname
lastname: query.lastname
- text: Search for patients born on {dob} in department {departmentid}.
slots:
dob: query.dob
departmentid: query.departmentid
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/patients'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Register a new patient
effect: write
questions:
- How do I register a brand-new patient in a department?
- What details are required to create a patient record?
instructions:
- text: Register patient {firstname} {lastname}, born {dob}, in department {departmentid}.
slots:
firstname: requestBody.firstname
lastname: requestBody.lastname
dob: requestBody.dob
departmentid: requestBody.departmentid
- text: Create a new {sex} patient {firstname} {lastname} with birth date {dob} in department {departmentid}.
slots:
sex: requestBody.sex
firstname: requestBody.firstname
lastname: requestBody.lastname
dob: requestBody.dob
departmentid: requestBody.departmentid
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/patients/{patientid}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a patient's demographics by patient ID
effect: read
questions:
- How do I pull up a patient's record when I know their athenaOne patient ID?
- What demographic details are stored for a given patient ID?
instructions:
- text: Get the record for patient {patientid}.
slots:
patientid: path.patientid
- text: Show demographics for athenaOne patient {patientid}.
slots:
patientid: path.patientid
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/patients/{patientid}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update a patient's contact details
effect: write
questions:
- How do I change a patient's mobile phone or email on file?
- Can I correct a misspelled name on an existing patient record?
instructions:
- text: Update the email for patient {patientid} to {email}.
slots:
patientid: path.patientid
email: requestBody.email
- text: Set the mobile phone of patient {patientid} to {mobilephone}.
slots:
patientid: path.patientid
mobilephone: requestBody.mobilephone
- text: Change patient {patientid}'s name to {firstname} {lastname}.
slots:
patientid: path.patientid
firstname: requestBody.firstname
lastname: requestBody.lastname
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
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