Upgrade to the latest version of MedicalDirector Clinical & Pracsoft
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latest version of MedicalDirector Clinical & Pracsoft
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The installer can only be applied to versions 4.0 and above. It is all you require to upgrade to version 4.2.
Download 4.2 (1.3GB EXE)
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Upgrade Checklist
The following checklist contains some important things to take consider before you upgrade to the latest release of MedicalDirector Clinical & Pracsoft.
What's new in 4.2
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What's new in
MedicalDirector Clinical & Pracsoft 4.2
- Medicare Web Services now available for sending vaccinations directly to AIR from Clinical
- All new Immunisation tab allows you to a patients' AIR record in real time within Clinical
- Vaccinations sent to AIR can be updated using the Update Encounter workflow
- View and record Medical Contraindications and Natural Immunities for vaccinations and upload these directly to AIR
- Download a patients' AIR Immunisation record directly into the MedicalDirector Clinical record
- View vaccine trials the patient has participated in
- Record vaccination planned catchups for a patient, which are sent directly to AIR
- View and update a patients' Indigenous status and Special Risk Group status on their AIR record from within MedicalDirector Clinical
- Outstanding Immunisations menu allows you to send and manage all immunisations that have been recorded but not yet sent to AIR
- A new School ID field is available for users' recording vaccinations on behalf of or at school
- A new configurable lockout period automatically locks the user's session after a period of inactivity
- When creating or editing a patients' record, the DVA file number field now warns if an incorrect or invalid DVA file number has been entered
- Access a patients IHI and MyHealthRecord information without the patients needing to have a Medicare Card Number recorded
- Users with sufficient security access are now able to reset other users' passwords in Clinical without needing to know the old password
- When creating a custom product in the Recipe section, a new indicator is present to show how many characters will fit on the script when printed
- You will now be warned if a patient's demographic details have been updated in such a way that their IHI number is no longer retrievable
- It is now possible to send via MDExchange directly from the patient Correspondence tab without having to open the document in Letter Writer first
- Correct a number of inconsistencies around the display of doctors in the Holding File after their name had been changed
- Removed the redundant Assisted Registration check box in user settings
- Remove the redundant Java product from the pre-requisite installer during installation
- Medicare Web Services now available for the sending and retrieving of claim information across all channels
- New incentive items introduced on the first of January 2022 now automatically apply when recording a visit
- A new column in the fee table allows you to exclude an item from attracting an incentive
- Numerous reports now display a Medicare Claim ID along with the existing Practice Claim ID, providing you with the claim ID Services Australia will reference if needed
- When creating or editing a patients' record, the DVA file number field now warns if an incorrect or invalid DVA file number has been entered
- Numerous minor adjustments have been made to DB4, D1216S, payment advise and lodgement advice forms
- Processing reports now display the amount charged which can in some cases differ from the amount deposited