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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.
Preparing a Command Line Backup
Running a Command Line Backup

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
        Running 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
    - Backup and Restore with SQL Server Management Studio
    - Backup and Restore MDExchange PKI Certificates
  - 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
  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.
- 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

Running a Command Line Backup

Procedure

From the Windows taskbar, select Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
From the batch file, copy the full path command line you want to run.
To enter the command line, click C:\ in the Command Prompt window and select Edit > Paste.
Press Enter. The backup will run using the entered command line.

Running a Command Line Backup

Procedure

Results