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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.
Maintenance Utilities
Maintenance Tasks
Schema Update
The schema is essentially a set of instructions your database uses in order to manage data.
Performing a Schema Update

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
    - Database Tasks
    - Clinical Database Tasks
    - Maintenance Tasks
      - Internet Links
        From within MedicalDirector Maintenance you can quickly access links to numerous MedicalDirector Corporate and product web pages.
      - Logs
        View application logs.
      - Messaging Setup
        The Messaging Setup utility is used by MedicalDirector Support staff to configure settings for Surgical Partners integration with Pracsoft 3.17 and earlier.
      - Network Settings
        Use the Network Settings utility in MedicalDirector Maintenance to record your proxy settings. Clinical and Pracsoft will then refer to these settings for any components that require them.
      - Schema Update
        The schema is essentially a set of instructions your database uses in order to manage data.
        Performing a Schema Update
      - System Configuration
        Manage database configurations.
      - System Report
  - 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.

Performing a Schema Update

Before you begin

Procedure

Locate and double-click the MedicalDirector Maintenance icon on your desktop. The MedicalDirector Maintenance window appears.
Double-click Schema Update. The Schema Update window appears.

If it is detected that your schema is already up-to-date, it will not be necessary to take any further action. Click Close to exit.
Select the configuration whose database schema you want to update. You may need to update each database you want to connect with.
Click OK to commence the update.

Performing a Schema Update

Before you begin

Procedure

Results