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Communicare has extensive reporting features.
Query Builder
The Communicare Query Builder module is a sophisticated query by example (QBE) application that you can use to produce a large variety of specific user-defined reports.
Saving Queries
After creating and running your query you can save this query for future use if required. Queries can be saved in either the database or as a file.

Reports
Communicare has extensive reporting features.
- Reports Search
- Report Options
  Selection Options, or selection criteria, determine the content of the report.
- Exporting Queries
  If required, you can export a report to Microsoft Excel or other alternative formats.
- Charts
  Communicare Charts display numeric data in an easy to read graphical format.
- Special Project Reports
  Special Project reports are those written to address specific reporting requirements from various programs, projects and agencies.
- Admissions Reports
  Report on admissions made to your health service.
- Appointments Reports
  These reports relate specifically to the Appointments module and are only available to sites that have Appointments features enabled.
- Audit Logs Reports
  Report on access to personal records.
- Clinical Record Reports
  These reports use common selection and print options to report and analyse groups of patient clinical records.
- Conditions Reports
  Report on conditions recorded at your health service.
- COVID-19 Reports
- Database Consistency Reports
  These reports provide information about the state of your database.
- Documents Reports
  Report on documents created in, sent from, or added to Communicare.
- Drug and Alcohol Treatment Reports
  Report on client enrolments and exits to Drug and Alcohol Treatment programs and analyse the effectiveness of the service.
- Electronic Claims Reports
  Use the electronic claims reports to manage Medicare claims and payments.
- Encounter Analysis
  These reports analyse patient encounters that have been recorded using the Service Recording module.
- Health Care Providers Reports
  Report on health care providers at your service.
- Immunisations Reports
  Report on immunisations.
- Investigations Reports
  Report on investigations.
- Medications Reports
  Report on medications.
- MeHR Reports
  Check MeHR upload information.
- Patients Reports
  Patients reports provide information about individual patients.
- PIP Reports
  Use the PIP report to generate Practice Incentives Program Quality Improvement Measures.
- Population Analysis
  Report on the demographics of your patients.
- Pregnancy Reports
  Report on pregnancy numbers, outcomes, diabetes and mental health.
- Private Billing Reports
- Procedures Reports
  Report on procedures, clinical items and qualifiers.
- Qualifiers Reports
  Report on patients, or patient numbers with clinical items in their clinical records with particular qualifiers.
- Recalls Reports
  Report on recalls.
- Reference Tables Reports
  These reports enable you to print information from the Reference Tables.
- Referrals Reports
  The referrals reports list and analyse referrals.
- SMS Reports
  Report on SMS appointment cancellations and batches.
- Transport Reports
  Print a form for transport services.
- Transport Management Reports
  Report on information entered using the Transport Management module.
- User Groups reports
  Report on user groups.
- Workstations Reports
  Report on workstations.
- Quick Print Services
  This function in Service Recording produces quick and convenient reports that list services.
- Reporting group activity
  Your service can set up clinical items to record group attendance broken down into demographics of your own choosing. You can then report on these demographics using a standard Communicare supplied report.
- Query Builder
  The Communicare Query Builder module is a sophisticated query by example (QBE) application that you can use to produce a large variety of specific user-defined reports.
  - Parameters for Query Builder report
    When a Query Builder report requires input parameters, the Report Parameters window is displayed.
  - Where Definition
  - Data Models
    Models are a set of related tables which form a group.
  - Tables View
    Use the top section of the Query Builder window to view the tables when you open a model or run a sample or saved query.
  - Saving Queries
    After creating and running your query you can save this query for future use if required. Queries can be saved in either the database or as a file.
  - Query Grid
    Use the bottom section of the Query Builder window to design the query.
- SQL Reports
  With prior SQL knowledge, reports can be prepared in SQL and imported for ongoing use in Communicare.
- Report Naming
  Query Builder and SQL reports are added to the Report menu or submenus according to the name they are given.
- Loading and Saving Queries
- Report Wizard
- Report Scheduler
  Use the Report Scheduler to run a report nightly and email the report to interested users.
- Clinical Terms Group Browser
- Printer Assignments
  Set printer assignments for different report categories so that a specific printer is used.

Saving Queries

After creating and running your query you can save this query for future use if required. Queries can be saved in either the database or as a file.

To save a query, select SQL > Save Query. See Loading and Saving Queries for more information.

Saving a Query Builder report as an SQL report

Sometimes you may want to convert a Query Builder report to SQL. This may be to access the increased functionality of SQL or to schedule the report for automated running. The following steps allow this conversion without having to re-design the layout:

Export the QB report somewhere (for example, My Documents). This will create two files: [QB report].QRY and [QB report].MKR
Open the QB report in Query Builder and select SQL > View SQL or click the spectacles icon.
Click Save SQL and navigate to where you saved the QB query and give it a different report name: [SQL report].SQL
In Query Builder select SQL > Query Info or click on the iQ icon and copy and save this text. Close Query Builder.
Open the folder where the files are and open [SQL report].SQL in Notepad. At the beginning, insert a new line and type /**/.
Paste the query info between the asterisks: /*This is the query info.*/ and save your changes
Copy [QB report].MKR. Rename the copy the same as the .SQL file but with the extension .MKR: [SQL report].MKR.
Use Communicare to import the SQL report.

Note: If the Query Builder report has parameters, open the report in the SQL editor and change $Parameter_name to :Parameter_name.

9 February 2024