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Correspondence
Work with documents, letters, and images, whether created in Clinical, imported or scanned into Clinical, or received or sent via communications services such as email, SMS and MDExchange.
Letter Writer
Use the letter writer to compose patient letters and other documentation.
Saving Letters

Correspondence
Work with documents, letters, and images, whether created in Clinical, imported or scanned into Clinical, or received or sent via communications services such as email, SMS and MDExchange.
- Address Book
- CDA Documents
- CDA Viewer
- Messenger
  Messenger is a built-in text-based messaging utility, allowing users to communicate instantly with all staff members and practitioners on the practice network.
- Email
  Send email from within a patient's record.
- Filtering/Searching Correspondence Records
- HealthLink
  Submit HealthLink forms from the HealthLink tab of the patient's record.
- Importing ECGs into Clinical (FAQs)
  Import electronic copies of ECGs into Clinical
- Letter Writer
  Use the letter writer to compose patient letters and other documentation.
  - Opening Letters
  - Creating and Editing Letters
    Letters are created and edited with the Letter Writer.
  - Saving Letters
  - Mail Merge
  - Exporting Letters
  - Deleting Letters
  - Printing Letters
  - Printing Labels
    Print labels for affixing to letters.
- MDExchange
  MDExchange is a system and subscriber service for the rapid and secure electronic transmission of communications between medical professionals in MedicalDirector 3.7 and later.
- MedicalDirector Cover
- My Health Record
  Access a patient's My Health Record from a patient's clinical record.
- Correspondence Permissions
- SMS Reminders - About and Registration
- Documents

Saving Letters

Before you begin

Ctrl + S

File > Save (via Letter Writer)

To save a letter to a patient's record:

Procedure

Either;
- Click
- Select File > Save
- Press Ctrl + S
The Letter Details window appears.
Enter details in the Date, To, From, Title and Subject boxes and click Save
- You can select an Addressee from your Address Book by clicking
- You can edit details after saving, via the Letters tab in the Clinical Window.
  If a letter is edited within 7 days of being saved initially, you are given the option of either replacing the existing copy or saving as a new letter. This allows complex letters such as medico-legal reports to be worked on over several days. After 7 days the letter is automatically saved as a new letter.

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