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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.
Restore with the Restore Utilities
Restoring Documents
As part of a database restore, you can restore documents.

Administration
Set up Clinical, manage configuration, user records, updates, back ups and other maintenance.
- Installing or Modifying Clinical
  Install Clinical and its related components using the MedicalDirector Installation Wizard.
- Installing Clinical, Pracsoft, and MDref Updates Automatically
- Adding your Licence Details
  After installing Clinical, or if you renew your Service-Level Agreement (SLA) with MedicalDirector, you will be required to enter your licence details.
- 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
      - Preparing a Command Line Backup
      - Creating a Batch File to Run a Backup
      - Delete Existing Configurations
      - Scheduling Backups
        To schedule backups with the Backup utility, you must have an understanding of the Backups utility and how to perform a standard backup.
      - Restore with the Restore Utilities
        Restoring Documents
        As part of a database restore, you can restore documents.
    - Backup and Restore with SQL Server Management Studio
  - 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.
- Custom Options
  Clinical provides numerous user-definable options for tailoring the program to your requirements.
- MyMedicare Import Wizard
  Update the MyMedicare status of your Clinical and Pracsoft patients.
- 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.
- Technical Reference
- Clinical System Requirements
  Minimum requirements for computers on which Clinical is installed.
- Moving Data to a New Server
  Move your MedicalDirector Clinical data to a new server and configure the workstations.
- Auditing User Access with MDTrace Log
- Modifying Current Installations
- Patient Database Clean-up Tips
  If your practice has just migrated to MedicalDirector Clinical or you have merged patient databases you should clean up your patient database.
- Upgrading MedicalDirector Clinical
- Business Transition Guide
  Relocating your Practice or making significant changes to your Business practices can be challenging enough without adding complications from the software your business uses.
- FTP and MedicalDirector
- IP and Host Name Resolution Requirements for MedicalDirector Communication Services
- Setting Folder Permissions

Restoring Documents

As part of a database restore, you can restore documents.

Before you begin

Files you are restoring will overwrite any existing files of the same name in your database. Carefully check the restore file names for any conflicts of file names in your database before commencing.

Procedure

Double-click the MedicalDirector Maintenance icon on your desktop.
Locate and double-click the Restore icon within the Common (Maintenance Tasks) section of MedicalDirector Maintenance. The MedicalDirector Restore window is displayed.
Select the Documents tab.
If you are restoring a backup from MedicalDirector Clinical v3.6 (or later), you must select a location that represents the type of backup you are trying to restore, i.e.;
- For live data, use \hcn
- For mobile data, use \hcnmobile
- For the supplied sample data, use \hcnsample
To change the restore location path, select the restore item from the list provided, and then clickEdit. Enter the path in the window that appears.
Click OK to begin the restore process if the documents or folders are to be restored to the original location.
To restore the item to a different location, select the item and click Edit. The Restore Details window appears.
Click Ellipsis to browse for your specific location.
Click OK to accept the selected location. The new restore location is displayed next to the item in the Restore Location field.

Ensure you check that all the settings in the Restore tabs are correct before clicking the OK button.
Click OK to begin the restore process.

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