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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.
Reference Information
File Formats
This section describes the use and specifications of the file formats used for linking, importing, exporting and the general transfer of data between Clinical and other programs or modules.

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.
  - 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
    - Country-Of-Birth Codes
      A subset of data provided by the Australia Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is used in Clinical when you record a patient's country of birth and ethnicity.
    - Ethnicity Codes
      The following hierarchical list of ethnicity codes is a subset of data provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics(ABS), and is used in Clinical when you record a patient's country of birth and ethnicity.
    - Language Codes
      Instances of 'nec' found following refer to "Not Elsewhere Classified".
    - File Formats
      This section describes the use and specifications of the file formats used for linking, importing, exporting and the general transfer of data between Clinical and other programs or modules.
      - ADDRESS.IN
      - Patients.In
      - IMM.OUT
      - Patients.Out
      - Transfer.Out
      - Visits.Out
      - DBF (dBase File)
      - HL7
        The HL7 format is one of two industry standard formats used for the transfer of Investigation results such as Pathology and Radiology.
      - PIT
      - 'Default' Format (recommended)
      - Comma Delimited
      - Pipe Delimited
      - Tab Delimited
- 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.

File Formats

This section describes the use and specifications of the file formats used for linking, importing, exporting and the general transfer of data between Clinical and other programs or modules.