Clinical Updates
Upgrade to the latest version of Clinical & Pracsoft
This software upgrade is critically important, as from 1 February, 2021, a prescription that does not comply with Active Ingredient Prescribing legislation will not be valid for PBS/RPBS subsidy.
Take advantage of the latest features in MedicalDirector Clinical & Pracsoft 4.0
- ePrescribing and Active Ingredient Prescribing functionality is now available
- Create custom reports for your practice with new advanced search functionality in the patient search window
- Improve front desk inefficiencies by automatically verifying OPV and OVV while patients are being added to the Waiting Room
- Save paper by providing patients with an email with their invoice, receipt and reports from Pracsoft as PDF attachment
January 2021 Clinical Drug MDref Update
1 January, 2021
The update is a differential update that builds on the most recent full build released, December 2020.
We strongly recommend that you update your MDref database every month. Monthly PBS changes, including new items, Streamlined Authority changes and PBS pricing details, are included in the monthly MDref update. Without this data, you are at risk of creating invalid PBS scripts.
Click here for a full list of drug database changes in this MDref update.
Download January 2021 Drug Update (93 MB)
This update also includes the following:
- Updated Pathology List
- Capital Pathology
- Southern Pathology
- Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology
- Melbourne Pathology
Prerequisites:
- This differential update may only be applied over the following MDref release:
- December 2020
December 2020 Clinical Drug MDref Update
1 December, 2020
The December 2020 MDref drug database and content update for MedicalDirector Clinical is now available and current from 1 December 2020. The update is a fully rebuilt MDref drug database, CMI (Consumer Medicines Information), PI (Product Information) and updated MedicalDirector Clinical content.
We strongly recommend that you update your MDref database every month. Monthly PBS changes, including new items, Streamlined Authority changes and PBS pricing details, are included in the monthly MDref update. Without this data, you are at risk of creating invalid PBS scripts.
Click here for a full list of drug database changes in this MDref update.
Download December 2020 Drug Update (694 MB)
This update also includes the following:
- Updated Pathology List
- Capital Pathology
- Southern Pathology
- Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology
- Douglas Hanly Moir Pathology
Prerequisites:
- This MDref update can only be applied to MedicalDirector Clinical 3.12.1 (or above).
- The update is quite a large file, ensure you allocate sufficient time for this update.
Enabling ePrescribing in Clinical
Step 1: Initial Setup
The Practice
Each practice must have an HPI-O (Healthcare Provider Identifier – Organisation) number, which must be entered in the associated field on the Practice tab in Clinical under the Tools menu.
The practice also requires that eRx Script Exchange is setup on the practice network.
Practitioner
Each registered practitioner must have an HPI-I (Healthcare Provider Identifier – Individual) number, which must be entered in the associated field within the Practitioner’s details.
Step 2: Software upgrade
Government recommendations for ePrescribers
Communication with your local pharmacies is critical – this will ensure everyone is ready to write and dispense an electronic prescription (noting some pharmacies may require more time and resources to get their dispensing workflow ready). Patients may experience a delay in accessing their medicines including having to return to general practice for a paper prescription if this step is not undertaken.
It is recommended that you confirm that pharmacies in your local area are ePrescribing-enabled, and communicate this to patients when using this form of prescription.
Free on-demand webinar
For a full demonstration of the electronic prescribing process in MedicalDirector Clinical, a webinar recording is now available to watch on-demand.
Support Docs
- ePrescribing Configuration
- ePrescribing and eRx
- ePrescribing Workflow
- More prescribing guides
- ePrescribing FAQ
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MedicalDirector Insights 1.8.8 Update
MedicalDirector Insights 1.8.8 is now available for your practice to meet the latest Department of Health requirements for the January 2021 nKPI reporting period.
What do I need to do?
- Download and run the .exe file from this email, then follow the instructions as prompted for installation.
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Once the new MedicalDirector Insights 1.8.8 version has been installed, you will need to generate a new Ad-hoc collection before you run your nKPI reports.
- Navigate to Reporting, and then click nKPI’s. Please review the output of the report and record any unexpected results.
- Submit your nKPI report to the Health Data portal.
- Log into the health data portal
- Locate your new nKPI submission and review the results.
MedicalDirector Insights 1.8.6 Update
MedicalDirector Insights 1.8.6 is now available for your practice to meet the latest Department of Health changes based on specifications documents and data extract file requirements released on the 28th August 2020.
What do I need to do?
- Download and run the .exe file, then follow the instructions as prompted for installation.
- Once the new MedicalDirector Insights 1.8.6 version has been installed, you must generate a new up-to-date Ad-hoc collection.
- Navigate to Reporting, and then click PIP QI. Please review the output of the report and record any unexpected results.
- Submit your PIP QI report to your local PHN.
- Log into the PHN PIP QI portal to upload the PIP QI JSON file.