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Set up Clinical, manage configuration, user records, updates, back ups and other maintenance.
Backup and Restore
The MedicalDirector Backup and Restore utilities backup and restore Clinical and Pracsoft.
Backup and Restore with the Backup and Restore Utilities
Use Clinical's Backup utility to backup your practice's data.
Backup with the Backup Utilities
Notification tab (Backup) for Clinical/Pracsoft
Enable email notifications about the status of backups.
Installing the SMTP Service
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) must be installed to have access to Backup Notification functionality.

Administration
Set up Clinical, manage configuration, user records, updates, back ups and other maintenance.
- MedicalDirector Automatic Updates
- Adding your Licence Details
  After installing Clinical, or if you renew your Service-Level Agreement (SLA) with MedicalDirector, you will be required to enter your licence details.
- System Configuration
  Manage database configurations.
- Managing Practitioner and User Records
- Merge Clinical Lists
- Custom Options
  Clinical provides numerous user-definable options for tailoring the program to your requirements.
- MyMedicare Import Wizard
  Use the MyMedicare Import Wizard to update the MyMedicare status of all your Clinical and Pracsoft patients simultaneously.
- Telehealth Widget
- Adding New Widgets
  Add new widgets from the widget store.
- eHealth
- Managing Communications
  Use the Manage Communications utility to configure how Investigation Results are imported to Clinical.
- Medicare Healthcare Identifiers Service
- Medicare's Health Identifier Service and Clinical
- HESA PKI Certificates
- Backup and Restore
  The MedicalDirector Backup and Restore utilities backup and restore Clinical and Pracsoft.
  - Maintenance and Recovery Planning For Your System
    Your practice is responsible for protecting its own data files. If this process fails, your financial and clinical records can be lost.
  - Backup and Restore with the Backup and Restore Utilities
    Use Clinical's Backup utility to backup your practice's data.
    - Backup with the Backup Utilities
      - Database Tab (Backup) for Clinical/Pracsoft
        Override the default database login details.
      - MDPlus Tab (Backup) for Clinical/Pracsoft
        Select the plugins to backup.
      - Documents Tab (Backup) for Clinical/Pracsoft
        Select documents to back up.
      - Backup Location Tab (Backup) for Clinical/Pracsoft
        Use the Backup Location tab of MedicalDirector Backup to select the backup location and name the backup file.
      - Notification tab (Backup) for Clinical/Pracsoft
        Enable email notifications about the status of backups.
        Installing the SMTP Service
        Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) must be installed to have access to Backup Notification functionality.
      - Schedule Tab (Backup) for Clinical/Pracsoft
        Set times for conducting automated backups.
      - Options (Backup) for Clinical/Pracsoft
    - Preparing a Command Line Backup
    - Creating a Batch File to Run a Backup
    - Delete Existing Configurations
    - Restore with the Restore Utilities
    - Scheduling Backups
  - Backup and Restore with SQL Server Management Studio
  - Backup and Restore MDExchange PKI Certificates
- MedicalDirector Mobility
  MedicalDirector Mobility is a utility for downloading patient records to a mobile computer, allowing you to work with them off-site.
- Technical Reference
- Language Codes Reference
  Instances of 'nec' found following refer to "Not Elsewhere Classified".
- Clinical System Requirements
  This information applies to MedicalDirector Clinical 4.3.

Installing the SMTP Service

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) must be installed to have access to Backup Notification functionality.

About this task

The following instructions relate to Windows XP. The images and steps below will differ on other operating systems.

Procedure

Within Windows, select Start > Settings > Control Panel. The Windows Control Panel is displayed.
Double-click Add or Remove Programs. The Add or Remove Programs window is displayed.
Click Add/Remove Windows Components. The Windows Components Wizard appears.
Select Internet Information Services (IIS) > Delete. The Internet Information Services (IIS) window is displayed.
Select the SMTP Service. This will add the other required services. Click OK. You are returned to the Windows Components window.
Click Next. The Configuring Components window is displayed and the installation of the SMTP Service begins.
Click Finish when the installation is successful.