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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.
Maintenance Utilities
Database Tasks
HealthLink
Theoretically, HealthLink functionality in Clinical requires no configuration - simply installing HealthLink's HMS Client software from HealthLink should be sufficient.
To Manage HealthLink Setup

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
      - Communication Services
      - Data Integrity Check
      - Database Properties
        You can access information about the Clinical / Pracsoft Server computer and the databases that reside on it.
      - HealthLink
        Theoretically, HealthLink functionality in Clinical requires no configuration - simply installing HealthLink's HMS Client software from HealthLink should be sufficient.
        The HealthLink Setup window
        To Manage HealthLink Setup
        To Manage the HealthLink Web Service
        HealthLink Log Files
        Logs of the HealthLink HMS client, and the associated web service are available from the HealthLink Setup window.
      - Importing and Exporting
      - Licence Details
      - Merged Patients
      - Messenger in Maintenance
        Messenger provides instant messaging between users on your network.
      - Patient Reviver
        Use the Patient Reviver utility to restore patient records that have previously been marked as Deceased or Deleted.
      - Patients Manager
      - Settings Manager
        The Settings Manager allows you to copy a variety of settings for Pracsoft between Users and/or Computers.
    - Clinical Database Tasks
    - Maintenance Tasks
  - 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.

To Manage HealthLink Setup

Before you begin

Procedure

Locate and double-click the MedicalDirector Maintenance icon

on your desktop. The MedicalDirector Maintenance window appears.
Select the Database Tasks > Common menu item.
Double-click

If this is the first time you have tried to access HealthLink Setup during this session of working in MedicalDirector Maintenance, you will be prompted to select a Configuration, and enter your Username and Password. The HealthLink Setup window appears.
Click

to locate and select the hms_config.xml file, as provided to you by HealthLink.
Enter the supplied EDI Account name and password.
Enter the Forms Director URL, as provided to you by HealthLink.
Click
Click

to exit.

To Manage HealthLink Setup

Before you begin

Procedure

Results