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Welcome to MedicalDirector Clinical, practice and clinical management software for general practice!
Clinical Window
Record clinical information in the Clinical window.
Clinical Data Tabs
The Clinical Window contains a series of tabs, with each representing a different aspect of a patient's clinical data and history.
Acupuncture Tab
Record visits where acupuncture was performed.
Creating Acupuncture Records
Record the acupuncture points for a patient, including the reason for treatment and its severity level.

Get Started
Welcome to MedicalDirector Clinical, practice and clinical management software for general practice!
- Logging On and Logging Off
  You are prompted to log on automatically when you start MedicalDirector Clinical.
- Starting Clinical
  Start Clinical as you would any other Microsoft Windows application.
- Communications
  Record communications with patients, practices and with other medical professionals or healthcare providers in MedicalDirector Clinical.
- Clinical Window
  Record clinical information in the Clinical window.
  - Keyboard Shortcuts
    Use keyboard shortcuts to increase your efficiency.
  - Clinical Window Toolbars and Buttons
    Use the buttons and toolbars to access specific areas of a patient's clinical record.
  - Clinical Data Tabs
    The Clinical Window contains a series of tabs, with each representing a different aspect of a patient's clinical data and history.
    - Summary Tab
      The Summary tab displays an overview of the patient's Past History, Current Medications, Immunisations, Family History, Social History and Preventive Health data.
    - Current Rx Tab
      A patient's current, prescribed medications are listed on the Current Rx tab in the Clinical Window from which you can also prescribe and print prescriptions.
    - Progress Tab
      Use the Progress tab to record details of a patient's visit (referred to as Progress Notes), and view details of previous visits.
    - Past History Tab
      The Past History tab displays a summary of the patient's medical history.
    - Results Tab
      The Results tab records the Investigation Results for a patient and displays a list of tests that have been checked-in against that patient's name.
    - Letters Tab
      The Letters tab of the Clinical Window lists correspondence created using the Letter Writer, as well as correspondence received via MDExchange or sent by your laboratory along with your patient's investigations results. This can include CDA-formatted documents.
    - Documents Tab
      Use the Documents tab to import, store, and manage external documents and third-party files in patient medical records.
    - Holding File Tab
      Check for unactioned correspondence related to the patient from their file on the Holding File tab.
    - Old Scripts Tab
      The Old Scripts tab displays a list of all medications that have been prescribed for the current patient, both hand-written and printed prescriptions.
    - Immunisations Tab
      Use the Imm. tab to manage a patient's immunisations.
    - Cervical Screening Tab
      Review cervical screening tests and manage recalls.
    - Obstetric Tab
      The Obstetric tab displays any obstetric history and details of antenatal visits for each pregnancy.
    - Correspondence Tab
      The Correspondence tab of the Clinical Window displays a list of all patient documents.
    - MDExchange Tab
      The MDExchange tab displays Messages sent or awaiting transmission via MDExchange.
    - Surgical Tab
      Use the SAT tab to create and modify operations.
    - HealthLink Tab
      Use the HealthLink tab to manage HealthLink forms
    - Acupuncture Tab
      Record visits where acupuncture was performed.
      - Creating Acupuncture Records
        Record the acupuncture points for a patient, including the reason for treatment and its severity level.
      - Deleting Acupuncture Records
  - Recording and Managing Clinical Data
    The recording and management of most clinical data is performed via the Clinical window, and on a patient-to-patient basis.
  - Patients with Non-Entered Clinical Data
    View a list of active patients who have not been asked about their medical history, current medications or any allergies.
- Visit Timer
  The Visit Timer is activated automatically when you open a patient's record.
- Security
  MedicalDirector Clinical protects users data, clinical notes and other sensitive information by storing it in an encrypted format.

Creating Acupuncture Records

Record the acupuncture points for a patient, including the reason for treatment and its severity level.

About this task

Create a new acupuncture record for a patient in the New Acupuncture record window.

Procedure

To create a new acupuncture record:

In the patient's record, select the Acupuncture tab.
To access the New Acupuncture record window, perform any of the following options:
- Click Add
- Right-click and select New Item from the pop-up menu.
- Press F3.
The New Acupuncture Record window is displayed.
To add an acupuncture point, click Add Point.
In the Acupuncture points > Points group field, set the required point group. The associated acupuncture points are displayed in the table.
From the points table, either:
- Select the point and click Add or
- To filter the points:
  1. In the text field, type the point at the top. A list of points beginning with the letters entered are displayed.
  2. Select the point and click Add.
After you have finished adding acupuncture points, click Close. You are returned to the New Acupuncture record window and the points are added to the Points Used section.
To add a reason for the acupuncture treatment, click Add Reason.
In the Reason for acupuncture treatment panel, enter a reason for the acupuncture treatment. As you type, the reason list is filtered.
From the list, double-click on the required reason to select it.
Set the required condition (Active or Inactive) and affected side (Left or Right) for the points.
To select the severity of pain, adjust the Severity slider. The severity value is displayed at the bottom of the slider based on the adjustment.
If required, to save the acupuncture details on the Past History, set Save in Past Medical History.
If required, to add the acupuncture details to the Summary, set Summary.
Click Add.

Results

A new acupuncture record is created and added to the New Acupuncture record window.

17 August 2026