Version 3.3

As a general principle, reference table item descriptions should fully and uniquely describe the item.

In Communicare 2000 version 3.3.0.87 or above duplicate descriptions are illegal.

During an upgrade to that version, duplicate descriptions are made unique by appending a number in square brackets. For example, the description 'Liver' might be changed to 'Liver [1]'.

After upgrading to version 3.3.0.87 or above you should run SampleQueries: DuplicatedClinicalItemTypes.QRY DuplicatedLocalities.QRY DuplicatedProviders.QRY DuplicatedQualifierTypes.QRY

These queries will list all items whose descriptions were modified during the upgrade.

The online help has been extensively revised and reconfigured to appear in the new Windows HTML Help format which is considerably easier to use than the old Windows Help format.

The online help has also been extended so that EVERY window now has its own context sensitive help. That means where ever you are within Communicare, striking the F1 key will always display a help window with relevant information.

The patient search window now displays non-preferred names in an alternate colour. This makes it more obvious when a single patient is displayed with multiple names in the search window.

Aboriginality has been add to the list of patient selection criteria.

The duplicate patient check window has been redesigned to make it clearer and easier to use.

The Alert information has been moved to the Clinical Record view. This gives confidential information entered into the Alert the same security as the Clinical Record.

A new Administration notes feature has been added to the Administration tab. This allows an unlimited amount of rich text to be recorded for administrative purposes.

The ordering of items in the clinical record has been reversed. The most recent item is now shown at the top of the list. This makes it quicker to view the most recent information.

Items in the clinical record can be ordered by other columns such as Description, Comment, etc. by clicking on the title at the top of the column.

Note that several of the clinical record views are ordered by a combination of both planned and actual date. These views show the ordering icons in both the planned and actual date columns.

A new summary tab has been added to the Clinical Record View. The Summary is created semi-automatically to provide a quick overview of the most significant clinical items.

The encounter mode list now only includes modes for which places have been linked. In most cases this makes the list much shorter and easier to use. If you need to use modes that no longer appear on the list then you must link one or more places to the needed mode.

The births report now prints a grand total as well as locality sub-totals.

The Qualifier Analysis report now has an option to suppress rows for 'not measured' patients. This makes the report much shorter in many cases and easier to read.

The demonstration version of Communicare can now co-exist with the production Communicare client. This can be useful for training purposes.