Version 5.6

In addition to HbA1c, the following qualifiers are now automatically imported into a patient's clinical record if your site is receiving HL7 results electronically:

ALP (Alkaline Phosphatase); ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase); Free T4 (Free Thyroxine); GGT (Gamma Glutamyl Transferase); Hb (Haemoglobin); TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone); Urate (Uric Acid); Urea (Urea Nitrogen); INR (International Normalised Ratio); Transferrin Saturation; Ferritin; Transferrin; PT (Prothrombin Time); Iron; ACR (Alb/Creat Ratio); HDL level; LDL level; Total cholesterol level; Triglyceride level; Total cholesterol/HDL ratio; Blood glucose level - random.

Administrators should run Report|Reference Tables|Numeric Qualifiers to see if any of these qualifiers should replace a locally maintained qualifier. The local qualifier should be renamed with the same name as the Central qualifier and '[1]' appended. Now run the Terms Converter to convert qualifiers by description. Contact COMMUNICARE for further information.

Qualifiers attached to a clinical item now appear together with details of the clinical item. This allows for greater ease of use by providers and cuts down the number of mouse clicks required to record, say, a check up.

Administrators can easily create menu buttons for adding frequently used clinical items. Adding a keyword such as '$Check up' to commonly used check up items will instantly create a button at the bottom of the Summary page of the clinical record called 'Check up' containing items that have that keyword:

Users need only to click the button and select the item. This is a great way for providers to see all the items they need to perform particular specific tasks.

Note that ICPC2-Plus terms can also be managed in this way, not just local terms.

The automatic updating of patient status has been upgraded to move patients to Transient and back to Current status as required. This feature makes use of the locality group Health Service Area, so it is important to keep this group up-to-date. Refer to the Automatic Patient Status Change topic for full details.

A number of minor improvements have been made to streamline performance in on-line claiming, investigations, prescribing and other key areas.