Clinical Updates

21/02/2019

MedicalDirector is pleased to provide your practice with the new MedicalDirector Clinical & Pracsoft 3.18 update, which will provide you with the latest features and functionality to enhance performance, give you the ability to reprint lost pathology requests, keep your practice up to date with the latest National Immunisation Program (NIP) Childhood Schedule.

Key Benefits of the new MedicalDirector Clinical & Pracsoft 3.18

• • Enhanced performance– Reduce the time taken when opening a patient file by up to 2 seconds per patient, which equates to a 28%* performance improvement.
  • Reprint Pathology Requests– Providing the convenience and ability to reuse or reprint pathology requests with one simple click.
  • Switch seamlessly between Clinical and Pracsoft/Bluechip – Experience single sign-on from Clinical to Pracsoft/Bluechip.
  • Updated National Immunisation Program (NIP) childhood schedule– Enable you to administer the right immunisations at the right time, to provide the best possible protection for your patients.
  • New Online Directory Search facility available via Address book – Provides you access to an extensive and up to date real time national database of healthcare providers powered by HealthLink.
  • High-risk medication alerts with SafeScript– Safecsript alerts provide you with detailed information of patients on high risk prescription medicine, during the normal prescribing workflow. SafeScript is part of the new initiative by the Victorian Government on Real-Time Prescribing Monitoring (RTPM) legislation, which will facilitate the early identification, treatment and support for patients who are developing signs of dependence. SafeScript is currently only available for practices in Victoria.

*Based on readings for different versions taken from same the workstation. 1 Server connected to 3 workstations. Data was read from one workstation only. Server: 3.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM | Workstation: 3.6 GHz, 4 GB RAM

• • Visual Update for Desktop Icons – MedicalDirector Clinical & Pracsoft now reflects our new branding with a visual update to our Clinical tools and in application logo’s.

01/05/2019

MedicalDirector is pleased to announce the release of the May 2019 MDref drug database and content update for MedicalDirector Clinical. This is in line with our commitment to provide monthly drug database updates to subscribers.

The following MDref is current from 1 May 2019, and is a differential update that builds on the most recent full build of MDref (April 2019).

Additional Content:

This update also includes the following:

• Updated Letter Writer templates
  • Referral Form – Go4Fun
  • Referral Form – Sleep Testing Australia
  • Referral Form – PORTS
  • Referral Form – Air Liquide Sleep Study
  • Referral Form – Bloom Hearing Specialists
• Updated pathology tests
  • Capital Pathology
  • Melbourne Pathology

Notes:

• This differential update can ONLY be applied over the April 2019 MDref releases.
• MedicalDirector strongly recommends 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.

To install the ‘MDrefMay2019.exe’ file simply double click on the Download Button.

01/04/2019

We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the recent April 2019 MDref update.

Our development team have released a new April MDref file to correct the issue. The new file will rectify the Pathology Request Issue.

If your MDref is set to automatically install via the MedicalDirector Automatic Update utility, it will automatically install this new version over the top of your existing April MDref, no action is required from you.

If you manually installed the April MDref you will need to download and install the new file located on the right.

Current from 1 April 2019, this update includes a fully rebuilt MDref drug database, full CMI (Consumer Medicines Information), PI (Product Information), and updated MedicalDirector Clinical content.

Additional Content:

This update also includes the following:

• Updated Letter Writer templates
• • Centrelink – Verification of medical conditions
  • NSW Death Certificate
  • Referral Form – GenesisCare (Cardiology SA)
  • Referral Form – Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme (QLD)
• Updated Travel Medicine
• Updated pathology tests
• • Pathology test lists for Sonic Pathology Australia are updated.
• Updated MBS fees

Notes:

• You MUST have MedicalDirector Clinical 3.12.1 (or above) installed as a pre-requisite for this MDref update. This MDref update can only be applied to MedicalDirector Clinical 3.12.1 (or above).
• This update is quite a large file. Please make sure you allocate sufficient time for the download process.
• MedicalDirector strongly recommends 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.

To install the ‘MDrefApr2019_20190401.exe’ file, simply double click on the Download Button.