March 2010 - Data Update

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1.7.0.501 - Program Update

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Feb 2010 - Data Update

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FAQS

Installation

Hardware recommendations

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Computer hardware recommendations for installing and running Best Practice. Includes recommendations for operating systems and both server and workstation hardware requirements.

Best Practice Hardware requirements
How to install Best Practice

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A step by step guide on installing Best Practice from scratch. Contains easy to follow instructions and screen shots.

Installing Best Practice
How to use the samples database

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A step-by-step guide on using the Best Practice samples database. Includes user names, passwords and instructions on running ‘BP samples’.

Best Practice Sample database
Best Practice and Total Cost of Ownership

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An overview of the cost and time benefits of using Best Practice. Recommended reading!

Best Practice - Total Cost of Ownership
What to do if a workstation won’t connect to the server

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Some tips and tricks on how to get your workstation (client) to connect to the server. Simple and easy to follow for any person (technical or non technical)

Connecting a Best Practice workstation to the Server

Applying Upgrades and Updates

How to apply a Best Practice Drug database update

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Instructions on applying Best Practice drug and data updates. These instructions are simple and very easy to follow.

Installing a Best Practice Drug database update
How to apply a Best Practice Program update

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Instructions on updating your Best Practice software to the latest version (applies to all versions of the software).

Installing a Best Practice Program Update

Conversion of Clinical Data

How to convert from MD2 or MD3

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Instructions on installing Best Practice ready for performing an MD2 or MD3 to Best Practice data conversion:

  Installing Best Practice With Medical Director

Instructions on running the MD2 to Best Practice data conversion:

  Converting MD2 data to Best Practice

Instructions on running the MD3 to Best Practice data conversion:

  Converting MD3 data to Best Practice

Trial Conversion completing notification form:

  Conversion completion notification form
How to convert from Medtech32

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Instructions on installing Best Practice ready for performing a Medtech32 to Best Practice data conversion:

  Installing Best Practice with Medtech32

Instructions on running the Medtech32 Conversion:

  Converting from Medtech32

Trial Conversion completing notification form:

  Conversion completion notification form

Configuration

How to set up Best Practice Clinical
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A comprehensive step-by-step guide to setting up Best Practice Clinical at a new site. This guide includes instructions on how to setup:
- Results importing
- Links
- Reminders (Recalls)
- Care Plans
- User permissions and more
Setting up Best Practice Clinical
How to set up Best Practice Management
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A comprehensive step-by-step guide to setting up Best Practice Management. This guide includes instructions on how to setup:
- Practice details
- Configuring:
  - Appointments
  - Billing
  - Account text
  - Bank details
  - Payer allocation
  - Work cover
  - Sessions
  - Practice fees
  - Practice fees
Setting up Best Practice Management
How to set up Medicare Online

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A step-by-step guide on setting up the Best Practice Medicare Online module

Setting up Medicare Australia Online
How to configure pre-printed pathology forms
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How to configure pre-printed pathology forms. This guide includes instructions on how to:
- Setup new labs
- Setup favourites
- Print on plain or pre-printed paper
Pathology Forms in Best Practice
How to configure pre-printed radiology forms
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How to configure pre-printed radiology forms. This guide includes instructions on how to:
- Layout a radiology form for printing
- Select pre-printed form
- Set up a preferred radiology provider
Pre-Printed Radiology Forms
How to set up importing of results

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Detailed instructions on how to setup automatic importing of pathology and radiology results into Best Practice.

Importing results into Best Practice

Linking to other packages

Linking to Pracsoft

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Instructions on linking Best Practice to Pracsoft

Linking Best Practice to PracSoft 3
Linking to a 3rd Party management package
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Instructions on linking Best Practice to a 3rd Party management package. This guide includes instructions on how to:
- Configure links
- Configure the ‘patients.in’ file to be correctly read and written to
Linking Best Practice to 3rd Party applications

Top Pocket

Hardware for Top Pocket

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Specific hardware requirements for running Top Pocket on a PDA device.

Pocket PC hardware
Installing Top Pocket

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How to install Top Pocket on your desktop machine and your PDA device.

Installing Top Pocket
Syncing Top Pocket

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Instructions on how to ‘sync’ patients from your Best Practice to your PDA device

Synchronising Top Pocket