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Set up Clinical, manage configuration, user records, updates, back ups and other maintenance.
Maintenance
Use update, backup and restore and other maintenance utilities to manage MedicalDirector Clinical.
MedicalDirector Automatic Updates
Automatically download incremental updates for Clinical, Pracsoft, and Bluechip.
Automatically Updating MDref and Ancillary Content
MedicalDirector periodically releases updates to content for MedicalDirector Clinical.
Installing MDref Updates on the Workstation
Manual Updates
Ideally, it should not be necessary for you to perform a manual update of MDref content to your workstation computers, this content can be updated automatically.

Administration
Set up Clinical, manage configuration, user records, updates, back ups and other maintenance.
- Maintenance
  Use update, backup and restore and other maintenance utilities to manage MedicalDirector Clinical.
  - MedicalDirector Automatic Updates
    Automatically download incremental updates for Clinical, Pracsoft, and Bluechip.
    - How Automatic Update Works
    - Configuring Automatic Updates on the Server
      The following information describes the process for configuring your server computer such that it detects, downloads, and installs MDref package updates automatically.
    - Using MedicalDirector Automatic Update
    - Automatically Updating MDref and Ancillary Content
      MedicalDirector periodically releases updates to content for MedicalDirector Clinical.
      - Installing MDref Updates on the Workstation
        Automatic Updates
        Manual Updates
        Ideally, it should not be necessary for you to perform a manual update of MDref content to your workstation computers, this content can be updated automatically.
    - Connectivity Test
      Check your connectivity with MedicalDirector's servers before running an update.
    - Service Improvement Program
  - 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.
  - Maintenance Utilities
  - Reference Information
- Managing Practitioner and User Records
  Each user must be defined in MedicalDirector Clinical's user database.
- Customisation 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
- Medicare Healthcare Identifier Service
  The Healthcare Identifier Service (HI Service) uniquely identifies healthcare providers and individuals who seek healthcare.
- HESA PKI Certificates
- Technical Reference
- Clinical System Requirements
  This information applies to MedicalDirector Clinical 4.3.

Manual Updates

Ideally, it should not be necessary for you to perform a manual update of MDref content to your workstation computers, this content can be updated automatically.

Before you begin

However, you can perform a manual update if required.

Prior to 3.15.3 you could perform a manual update by simply downloading the MDref update file to your workstation, navigating to it via Windows Explorer, and double-clicking the .exe file. You can still do this if you choose to. Alternatively, you can use the Content Update utility, as explained following.

On your Workstation Computer(s):

Procedure

Locate and double-click MedicalDirector Maintenance on your desktop. The MedicalDirector Maintenance window appears.
Select the Database Tasks > MedicalDirector Clinical menu item.
Double-click the Content Update icon.

If this is the first time you have tried to run the Content Update Utility during this session of working in MedicalDirector Maintenance, you will be prompted to select a Configuration, and enter your Username and Password.
The Content Update Utility appears. If updates are available, you will be notified on this window, as shown in the example below.
Click Update to initiate the update to your workstation computer. The update will commence.
After the updates have finished installing, the Content Update Utility window refreshes accordingly. Note that from this widow you can now re-update content if required by clicking the associated button. This may be necessary if for example you accidently delete the related content from your workstation computer.
Click Close to close the utility.

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