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Correspondence
Work with documents, letters, and images, whether created in Clinical, imported or scanned into Clinical, or received or sent via communications services such as email, SMS and MDExchange.
Letter Writer
Use the letter writer to compose patient letters and other documentation.
Fields, Data, and the Data Toolbar
Accessing the Data Toolbar

Correspondence
Work with documents, letters, and images, whether created in Clinical, imported or scanned into Clinical, or received or sent via communications services such as email, SMS and MDExchange.
- Communications
  Clinical has multiple communications functions that facilitate and record communications with patients, within the practice, and with other medical professionals and healthcare providers.
- Address Book
- CDA Documents
- CDA Viewer
- Messenger
  Messenger is a built-in text-based messaging utility, allowing users to communicate instantly with all staff members and practitioners on the practice network.
- Email
  Send email from within a patient's record.
- Filtering/Searching Correspondence Records
- HealthLink
- Importing ECGs into Clinical (FAQs)
  Import electronic copies of ECGs into Clinical
- Letter Writer
  Use the letter writer to compose patient letters and other documentation.
- Page Setup
- MDExchange
  MDExchange is a system and subscriber service for the rapid and secure electronic transmission of communications between medical professionals in MedicalDirector 3.7 and later.
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- My Health Record
  Access a patient's My Health Record from a patient's clinical record.
- Correspondence Permissions
- SMS Reminders - About and Registration
- Documents

Accessing the Data Toolbar

Clicking
Pressing Ctrl + D
Selecting View > Data Toolbar
The Data Toolbar and associated available fields vary slightly, depending on whether you are within a letter or a template, and depending on whether you are using the Letter Writer from within a patient's record or via the Clinical front screen;
When adding fields to a letter the Data Toolbar's title is 'Data'. When adding fields to a template, it is 'Template Fields'. This is because when creating a letter, the fields you insert become immediately populated with data for the patient whose record you have open, whereas with a template, the fields do not become populated until a new letter is created.
You have access to a greater variety of fields when using the Letter Writer from within a patient's record, than from the Clinical front screen. This is because many of the fields relate specifically to patient clinical or demographic data. As such, these fields are only available when a patient's record is open.
When adding fields to a template, you have access to an extra field called 'User Defined'. This field allows you to create customised field codes for use in your template. (See User-Defined Fields for further information).