Zedmed v36.2.0

NEW HealthShare integration

The Address Book is now integrated with HealthShare so practitioners have access to Australia's largest Specialist and Allied Health directory when sending letters and referrals. This feature requires internet access. Learn more in our HealthShare guide.

NEW Intramail Search 

There is now a search option in Office and Clinical Intramail so you can search your inbox and sent items for mail using the sender's name, subject, a date range or linked patient.

OfficeZED-7492

Staff Username truncates to 10 characters automatically
The "Edit Staff Member" dialog now prevents users from entering usernames greater than 10 characters in length.

OfficeZED-8409

Removal of support for 3rd party SMS providers
Support for "SMS Everyone", "Inspirus" and "Other"(generic) SMS providers has been removed.

OfficeZED-8418

Banking Report enhancements

The following changes have been applied to the Banking report:

  • Removed unused HealthPoint sections from bank reconciliation, deposit & session reports
  • Widen the payer name column ("On behalf of") to accommodate longer names
  • Fixed issue to prevent using the same reason text for all reversals made without closing the payment enquiry form
  • Updated Bank list label to say, "Show Inactive Bank Accounts" (from "Show All Bank")
  • The "New page on staff change checkbox is now only enabled if the "Group by staff" checkbox is ticked
  • Fixed an issue where payments by staff would not print on separate pages with the option "New page on staff changed" selected
  • Renamed Bank Reconciliation Report heading from 'Reversals' to 'Cross-Session Reversals to reflect the data presented more accurately
OfficeZED-8432

Getting an error canceling an invoice without a service record
Fixed the error by disabling the action buttons when no service items are in the service item list or in the add service item box.

OfficeZED-8436

Performance issues when third-party service is down
This fix will prevent the Patient records from loading very slowly during the opening of multiple patient records when the HI service is down.

The IHI check should now be run in the background for each individual patient without slowing down the UI performance.

Additional information has been added to the MHR Status section of the patient record and will display when the IHI check is running and if the check times out it will update to display this information.

OfficeZED-8445

Issue with Overall total in cross-session reversals
The Banking - Batch Details Report now takes into consideration any cross-session reversal transactions in the overall totals section of the report.

OfficeZED-8463

Change date format on the Banking Reconciliation Report
The Banking Reconciliation report now consistently uses "dd/mm/yyyy" as the date format.

OfficeZED-8466

Update ZedSMS purchase Link due to change in providers
Updated link to purchase credits for ZedSMS.

OfficeZED-8480

Patient Pick List Dialog = Last letter of Family name is cut off
Fixed the font style to prevent the Patient's name from being cut off on the Patient Letter pick list.

OfficeZED-8500

Change date format for Reversals on banking reports
Reversal transactions printed on banking reports now use "dd/mm/yyyy" as the date format.

OfficeZED-8530

Error 'MIDNIGHT' is not a valid time on the Waiting Times report
Fixed an issue where an error was displayed when Midnight was selected as the End Time on the Waiting Times report.

OfficeZED-8534

Pronoun deleted from Dropdown list management is being incorrectly removed from the patient it was assigned to
Fixed an issue where clinic-defined pronouns could disappear from the pronouns selected for a patient.

Office
ZED-8594

Booking Wait Time Report issues
The Booking Wait Time report will now display changes from the last edit made to an appointment.
Additionally, the report has been fixed to prevent an error when running the report for a single patient.

Office
ZED-8596

Linked Appointment Details - Date Details overlap
The Linked Appointment Details dialog has been updated to use text formatting consistent with the rest of the application.

Office
ZED-8598

Patient Type details are cut off in Appointment Details and Attendance Details dialogs
The Linked Appointment Details dialog has been updated to use text formatting consistent with the rest of the application.

ClinicalZED-8483

Add Ethnicity field to Zedmed Clinical
Capturing or viewing a patient's ethnicity details has been added to the Family, Social & Past History information in Clinical.

ClinicalZED-8544

Clinical Reports - Various UI Issues on Font Types or Font Size and Labels cut off
Fixed some minor issues with font sizes and labels being cut off in the Clinical reports.

ClinicalZED-8552

Update Intramail UI in Clinical
Clinical intramail buttons and icons have been updated on main dialog to match those in Office.

ClinicalZED-8561

Result Inbox Error: Unexpected end of command-line 2, column 1
Results Inbox has been fixed to prevent an error when retrieving results for all doctors on clinics with a large number of doctors configured.

ClinicalZED8574

Enable configuration to limit attachments tab file size in clinical and set default
Added a maximum value in MB's for uploading of files to tabs in the summary views. This can be found in the Global Options > General tab.

Clinical
ZED-8595

Turn on Icon captions by default in Zedmed Clinical
 
Encounter icon captions are now turned on by default for users logging into Clinical for the first time.

Clinical
ZED-8630

Formatting Issue When Copying Clinical Notes to Letter Writer
 
Added a new Paste Plain Text option to the Letter Writer to allow formatted text such as encounter notes to be copied and pasted into a letter without formatting.

UpgraderZED-8614

Removal of Zedmed obsolete files and exe from Installer/Upgrader
 
The Zedmed Upgrader has been enhanced to remove obsolete files from client installations.

Zedmed v36.1.1

ClinicalZED-8668

PDF viewer unable to view the document - Blank Document
Fixed an issue that may prevent the viewing of older PDF files, especially those produced by scanning documents

Zedmed v36.1.0

Zedmed 36.1.0 is a major release that introduces a modern theme, integration with accounting software including Xero and MYOB, HealthLink SmartForm enhancements and pronoun and gender updates.

New modern theme

No menus or layouts have changed, but you now have the option to use the new Modern theme or the existing Classic theme.

  • The first time you open Office and Clinical after the upgrade, you will be prompted to choose a theme.
  • You can have matching or different themes in Office and Clinical. 
  • You can swap themes at any time if you change your mind.
The first time opening Office - select Modern or Classic.
                         To change - Themes > Modern or Classic.

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The first time opening Clinical - select Modern or Classic.
To change - Tools > My Options > Modern or Classic.

Surgical Partners integration

Surgical Partners is a financial management platform that integrates Zedmed with accounting products including Xero and MYOB. This allows you to use the financial information in Zedmed for a range of financial applications from debtors' management to banking and payroll. This functionality is enabled by registering with Surgical Partners who will configure Zedmed to send the required financial data to your accounting software each night.

To learn more, visit https://surgicalpartners.com.au.

Zedmed v36.1.0 Updates (part of the v36.0.0 release)

ClinicalZED-8328

Implemented a new PDF tool to view results and scanned documents in Clinical
Removed the requirement for Adobe Reader from Zedmed.  PDFs can now be viewed (both when embedded in a result and when attached from a scan) without any external PDF viewer installed.

OfficeZED-8252

Access Violation error resolved when deleting an Appointment Type
Fixed an error that occurred when attempting to delete an appointment type from Office

OfficeZED-8360

Corrected the Message/Buttons displayed when a Tyro Easyclaim has been canceled.
The message displayed when a user canceled a Tyro Easyclaim has been resolved and the form now allows another attempt.

OfficeZED-8423

Deleted prescriptions are no longer displayed on HealthLink Forms.
Deleted prescriptions were still showing up as selectable options in the HealthLink SmartForm.

ClinicalZED-8452

The Encounter Timer no longer disappears when resuming an encounter.
Fixed an issue where the Clinical Encounter timer would no longer be displayed after resuming an existing encounter.

OfficeZED-8481

Updated the Appointment and Full day icons for the Modern Theme.
Updated the icons displayed on the Appointment Grid for Appointment and Full Day menu bar options so they are no longer similar to Zoom In and Zoom Out icons.

Zedmed v36.0.0 HealthLink SmartForms enhancements

For new users, please follow the Zedmed SmartForms installation guide.
For existing users, please follow the manual upgrade guide.

ClinicalZED-8267

Improved the names used for attachments in SmartForms
Each HL7 results file can include several sections, and Clinical Results Inbox displays them as follows:

  1. Result View tab.
  2. Enhanced View tab - HL7 file includes only 1 additional part.
  3. Enhanced View #N - HL7 file includes N additional parts.
  4. 2 and 3 are not always present, depends on HL7.

Results in HL7 files added as attachments to a SmartForm will be named as follows:

  1. <HL7 FResult Name> (Result View) tab.
  2. <HL7 FResult Name> (Enhanced View) tab - HL7 file includes only 1 additional part.
  3. <HL7 FResult Name> (Enhanced View #N) - HL7 file includes N additional parts.
    2 and 3 are not always present - depends on the HL7.

ClinicalZED-8292

Zedmed's Healthlink SmartForms integration is now upgradeable
The Healthlink SmartForms service installer has been updated from an MSI into an exe file (as used by other parts of the Zedmed software) so the software is now upgradeable.

ClinicalZED-8332

Healthlink SmartForm will display 1 attachment for HL7 files with 2 records
The functionality of Zedmed's HealthLink SmartForms integration has been improved. HL7 results that include PIT segments in addition to FT segments will be included as one attachment (as it is done in Clinical, Results).

ClinicalZED-8379

The 'HealthLink Create Referral' button can be removed from the Encounter toolbar
Doctors can now remove the 'HealthLink Create Referral' button from the encounter toolbar. This is done in Clinical > My Options > Function Selections tab > Show the HealthLink button.

ClinicalZED-8387

Resolved a scenario where a staff name could appear as the provider in a SmartForm
Resolved an issue that caused the provider details ( Referred By name)  in a HealthLink SmartForm to be populated with a staff member's details instead of the provider's details, when the staff member's ID was the same as the doctor's code.

Zedmed v36.0.0 Office & Clinical enhancements

ClinicalZED-7979

New Pathology & Radiology referral templates added to the Clinical Addressbook for:

  • Australian Clinical Labs Comprehensive Carrier Screen Request = PathologyClinicalLabsCCS
  • Queensland Ultrasound for Women = RadiologyQUFW
  • Sydney Ultrasound for Women = RadiologySydneyUltrasoundForWomen
  •  Vision Radiology = RadiologyVisionCardiac

Office/
Clinical
ZED-1674

Pronoun field added to Zedmed Office & Clinical
Added support for specifying preferred pronouns to Zedmed.  Pronouns can be set in either the Office or Clinical Patient Details forms and are displayed in the following locations.

  • The selected pronouns will appear when chosen in the patient record Pronouns drop-down.
  • Enabled at practice and branch level.
  • Additional pronouns can be added in Practice Setup > Drop-down List Management> Pronouns.

Pronouns display:

  • The header of patient details summary in Clinical.
  • Title of patient details in Clinical.
  • Patient record tab in Clinical.
  • Title of patient details in Office.

Pronouns & Sex at Birth

OfficeZED-8194

Changed "Gender" to "Sex at Birth"
Changed the "Gender" field to read "Sex at Birth" in Office, Clinical and the Patient Merge utility.

See the screenshot above.

OfficeZED-8202

Ethnicity is available in the Patient Merge utility
Ethnicity is now available in the Patient Merge utility when merging duplicate records. It is displayed when Advanced is selected.

ClinicalZED-8215

Changed the default dose for Prevenar 13 Childhood immunization
Updated the dose from 4 to 3 for the 12-month Pneumococcal (13vPCV) Childhood Scheduled Immunisation.

OfficeZED-8326

Added the Service date to the Claims screen and Claims Report
Claims Status UI and report now show the date of the service against each item in the invoice.

OfficeZED-8370

Replaced the PDF viewer for the "View Claim" button in Account Enquiry
Updated the application used to view PDFs in Office for Claims. Viewing a claim from the account enquiry screen is now significantly faster.

Zedmed v36.0.0 Office & Clinical updates

ClinicalZED-8286Important update. 
Reduced the flicker on the Results Inbox display list
Results Inbox module has been reworked to prevent flickering as users action results.
OfficeZED-5462

Resolved an error that occurred when merging patients with the same SMS message
When merging patients that reference the same SMS message, Zedmed Patient Merger will now only move one copy the message to the merged record. Previously it would report an error and abort the merge process.

OfficeZED-5494

The Last (F4) Button now works in Appointments
While searching for patients on the Appointments UI, selecting the Last F4 button now selects the last opened patient in the appointment search dialog.

OfficeZED-7111

The Delete button in Staff Maintenance>Apps Access no longer causes an Access Violation
The Delete button on the staff permissions maintenance dialog, App Access tab, will now remain disabled until a selection has been made to prevent an error.

OfficeZED-7982

Resolved Error Data too large for variable [ITEM_CODE]. Max len = [8], actual len = [9] when running AMA Fee Load
The Load MBS/AMA Item By Criteria option now works when the Load from AMA file checkbox is selected and an AMA load fee file is used. AMA fees will now be loaded as long as the corresponding MBS item already exists, a report is displayed at the end of the import listing the items that could not be imported.

OfficeZED-7983

Resolved Error - Param [NEWSTARTDATE] type changed from [ftSQLTimeStamp] to [ftDateTime] running AMA Update Fees
The Update Existing MBS/AMA Items with the Load from AMA file option selected will now run without error and enable the update AMA items.

OfficeZED-8233

Statistics report - Referral Doctor criteria now correctly lists all address book entries (not just referral doctors)
Referral Doctor criteria in the Statistics Report will now only list Referral Doctor contacts who are set as Available.

OfficeZED-8247

Resolved Error "Zedmed Office was unable to load the OLE object file" when you Select or Preview an archived letter
Fixed the issue with an error being displayed when selecting or previewing patient letters that have been archived.

ClinicalZED-8248

Resolved Error 'Type ID Mismatch' when importing CDA letters
When importing HL7 messages that contain XML files with a namespace prefix, Zedmed Clinical will report a more accurate error instead of returning "Type ID mismatch".

OfficeZED-8362

Resolved an Intramail error in Sent Items
Fixed an error that occurred when viewing sent items in office intramail when the To: or CC: fields contain a combined total of more than 1000 characters.

OfficeZED-8367

A double booking Patient's name will no longer change when editing the appointment.
Modifying an appointment by selecting it from the appointment selector (appointment 'Details' context menu option), no longer displays a different patient in the appointment selector at the end of the process.