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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.
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
Options (Backup) for Clinical/Pracsoft
Backup and Restore
MedicalDirector supports backups made using the MedicalDirector Backup utility.

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.
  - 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
        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.
        Schedule Tab (Backup) for Clinical/Pracsoft
        Set times for conducting automated backups.
        Options (Backup) for Clinical/Pracsoft
        Logins Tab (Backup Options) for Clinical/Pracsoft
        Check for and repair invalid logins that happen during a restore.
        Backup Log (Backup Options) for Clinical/Pracsoft
        View the backup log file.
        Backup and Restore
        MedicalDirector supports backups made using the MedicalDirector Backup utility.
      - 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
  - 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.

Backup and Restore

MedicalDirector supports backups made using the MedicalDirector Backup utility.

The MedicalDirector backup and restore utilities back up and restore Pracsoft.

These modules provide options for backing up your data to any device which can be referenced by a logical drive letter, such as C:\, including hard drives, ZIP, JAZ, USB drives.

All Backups must be performed on the Server computer.

If you wish to use a backup program supplied by another provider, the restoration and subsequent correct functioning of your data is solely your responsibility.