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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
Adding Fields to a Document

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.
- MedicalDirector Cover
- My Health Record
  Access a patient's My Health Record from a patient's clinical record.
- Correspondence Permissions
- SMS Reminders - About and Registration
- Documents

Adding Fields to a Document

Before you begin

Fields are added to a letter or template via Letter Writer's Data Toolbar.

Procedure

From within Letter Writer, either
- Click
- Press Ctrl + D
- Select View > Data Toolbar
The Data Toolbar is revealed, appearing to the right of the Letter Writer window, as shown in the following image.
- To expand or contract all data categories in the list, click the Expand All or Contract All buttons.
- To expand or contract an individual category, click the or buttons beside the category.
Click within your document to place the insertion point where you would like the field to be inserted.
Select a field to add to your letter, by either;
- Double-clicking the field, or
- Selecting the field and clicking
The field is added to your letter, and;
- In the case of a letter, the underlying field code activates and populates your page with data from your database. You can now edit this information if you desire.
- In the case of a template, the field code appears on your page. Whilst you can now continue to add or modify other information on your page, you cannot edit this field code, as doing so will destroy the integrity of the field code, and it must be added to the page again.
Continue to add fields to your document, as you desire. Save or print your letter when ready.

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