practiX

Automation of primary care has long been the hallmark of efficient modern healthcare and iSOFT has leading solutions in this sector.

iSoft practiX was developed in Queensland to meet the growing demands of a primary care industry keen to embrace technology.
Users who were hesitant about relying on PCs to store their notes are now interfaced to a variety of peripheral equipment and services.

iSOFT Group Limited is the largest health information technology company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, and among the world’s biggest providers of advanced application solutions in modern healthcare economies.

• practiX uses Microsoft Word as its letter writing tool.
• practiX can attach and import external documents/files.

* Deployment recommendation at this point in time should be inline with that specified in our Microsoft Word integration section.

* If you are using ReferralNet Agent version 3.3.0 and above, use the Archiving Feature.

1. ReferralNet Word plugin supports the ability to send HL7 messages.
   
   
   
2. As practiX is using Microsoft Word's Mail Merge facility to generate its letters, the Word Field Mappin in ReferralNet Agent should be configured as follows:
   • Patient Givent Name = firstname
   • Patient Surname = surname
   • Patient Data of Birth = dob
     

* If you are using ReferralNet Agent version 3.3.0 and above, use the Archiving Feature.

The following content and screen captures are taken from Importing images/files into practiX.

Any electronic file can be imported into a patient's clinical file through practiX in a very simple way.

1. Go to practiX setup.
2. Look at the default location for the import directory.
3. Set the default directory for any files to be imported into practiX.
   

The following content and screen captures are taken from Video Tutorial

1. Click on Search and in the space provided, enter the patient's name and press Enter.
   
   
   
   
2. Select a patient from the patient list by double-clicking on the patient name.
   
   
   
   
3. Select New Consultation for the patient.
   
   
   
   
4. From the Activities box, select the Write Document.
   
   
   
   
5. Once selected, the Write Document window will open. From the drop down boxes, select the Document Template you wish to use.
   
   
   
   
6. Once you have selected the document you wish to open, complete the necessary step. Once you have finished, click on Create Document.
   
   
   
   
7. When the document opens, verify that all information is correct and all information has been entered (including Patient First Name, Patient Last Name and Patient DOB).
   
   
   
   
8. Save the file and then Close the document.
   
   
   
   
9. After completing the document, select the actions required from the drop down menus.
   
   
   
   
10. Once the letter has been completed, click on Close.
    

The following content and screen captures are taken from Attach/Acquire Document.

There are two areas within practiX to import files:

• Reception > Tools > Letters & Documents > Attach / Acquire Document
• In the patient health record, select Activities > Attach / Acquire Document

* Note: The Attach/Acquire Document will only show on the health Record menu if the Service Provider has nominated this information in their options. This can be added at any time by the Service Provider through the Tools > User Options menu.

Attach/Acquire Document

Reception > Tools > Letters & Documents > Attach Acquire Document

1. Select Document to Attach. (A preview of the currently selected document will be displayed on the right hand side if possible)
2. Click Preview if the document is not automatically displayed and a preview is required.
3. Search for and select the patient
4. Set attachment options (Attach to: Document Received/Document Sent/Other Document/Summary Document)
5. Select a contact in reference to the attached/acquired document
6. Select a ‘Next Action’ as configured in System Configuration – Templates – Next Action Maintenance
7. Select a User to perform the selected Next Action
8. Description – enter the description which will appear in the patients records
9. Click on Attach.