Sizzling Summer Updates

Prescribe menu labelling update

The prescribing drop-down menu options are being renamed to provide clearer, more intuitive labels, ensuring prescribers can easily understand their actions. There are no functional changes, just improved labels for ease of use:

• E-Prescribe → Save Draft (eRx)
• E-Prescribe and Print → ePrescribe
• Prescribe → Save Draft (Paper)
• Prescribe & Print → Prescribe (Paper)
• Prescribe and New → Save and New (Paper)

This update aims to enhance user experience by offering more transparent and descriptive button labels.

All customers

(Standard and Premium)

Enhanced dose list & search function

The Dose menu in the prescribing window will soon include additional options and a search feature. This update will support prescribers, particularly in medicinal cannabis clinics, by offering more accurate dose choices, such as 0.5ml or 1 puff, and saving time when creating prescriptions. The new search functionality allows providers to quickly find the doses they need and easily save them to their Favourites, eliminating the need to manually enter doses for each prescription.

All customers

(Standard and Premium)

New medicinal cannabis forms in Drug Recipes

The Drug Recipe form list will soon be expanded to include Dried Herb, Dried Flower, and Cartridge options. This update will provide medicinal cannabis clinics and prescribers greater flexibility, allowing them to describe medications more accurately and streamline the prescription process.

All customers

(Standard and Premium)

Enhanced Route List & search function in Drug Recipes

The Drug Recipe Route list now aligns with Medications for improved accuracy in electronic prescribing, with a new search function to streamline recipe creation.

All customers

(Standard and Premium)

PBS/RPBS filter enhancement

Easily filter out non-PBS/RPBS medications to streamline prescribing for patients eligible for reduced pharmacy costs. The filter can be applied across drug searches, Drug Recipes, Drug Classes, and Favourites, ensuring you only see PBS/RPBS-listed medications, saving time and improving prescribing accuracy. Ideal for providers who prescribe predominantly from the PBS/RPBS list, such as GPs who bulk bill.

All customers

(Standard and Premium)

Enhanced medication view: Added Prescribed As, Days Between Repeats and Annotations

The Expanded Medication View will soon include Prescribed As, Days Between Repeats, and Annotations, allowing prescribers to easily review key prescription details and how medications were prescribed, all within the Medications grid.

All customers

(Standard and Premium)

Extended Prescription Preview Area

The Prescription Preview display area will be expanded and headers added, enabling users to easily view prescription information from any page in the prescribing workflow, at any time.

All customers

(Standard and Premium)

AIR Claim Status & Failure Messages in Immunisation Grid

AIR Claim Status and Failure Messages will be added to the patient’s Immunisation Grid, allowing users to quickly view the status of outstanding claims or check if an immunisation has been successfully claimed, all within the patient context. This update will help streamline the process of managing immunisation claims.

All customers

(Standard and Premium)

New Clinical Templates

Discover a comprehensive suite of new clinical templates designed to enhance assessments, streamline care delivery, and support informed decision-making. These include:

• Observations: Range of Motion (ROM) Upper Limb, Range of Motion (ROM), Lower Limb, Audiogram
• Examinations: Absolute Cardiovascular Risk Assessment (CVD), Pain Scale Assessment, Glasgow Coma Score/Scale, Eye-Enhanced, Anthropometry, Sharpened Romberg, Neurovascular
• Health Assessments: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification (AUDIT), Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5)

All customers

(Standard and Premium)

Enhanced Centralised Billing for multi-location practices

MediRecords recently introduced Centralised Billing, enabling users to easily create and manage multiple practices within a single MediRecords customer account. This feature simplifies payment management for organisations with multiple locations. In our upcoming release, you’ll be able to select the desired practice directly from the Invoices, Quotes, Adjustment, and Payment screens. This update will save you time, reduce clicks, and create a more efficient billing process.

For instructions on how to enable Centralised Billing, visit our Knowledge Base article here.

All customers

(Standard and Premium)

Invoice Notes enhancement

Invoice Notes will soon be updated regardless of the invoice status. Previously, the Notes field was disabled once the invoice transitioned away from 'On Hold,' preventing users from capturing important updates like payment delays or awaiting cheque details. With this enhancement, users can maintain a running commentary and add any relevant information about the invoice at any stage, ensuring full visibility and better tracking throughout the payment process.

All customers

(Standard and Premium)

New Account Notes feature

A new feature for adding, updating, and managing account-related notes will soon be available in the billing section of the Accounts Tab. With the upcoming Notes feature directly in the Accounts tab, you’ll be able to capture and access account-specific notes without leaving the billing area. This update will streamline your workflow, keep patient records organised, and ensure important account details are always easily accessible.

All customers

(Standard and Premium)

Credit information added to Invoice

The credit and balance due information will be added directly to the invoice, providing increased visibility of the patient’s account. This enhancement streamlines billing by making it easier to track payments and balances when billing from an appointment or the Waiting Room.

All customers

(Standard and Premium)

Admission Notes Custom View

The Admission Notes Custom View allows users to personalise their experience by choosing between the existing summary view (the new default option) or a new detailed preview option. This enhancement eliminates the need to open each individual note, enabling users to quickly navigate through patient notes. By saving time and reducing clicks, this feature streamlines the workflow and improves overall efficiency.

Admissions Customers (Premium)