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Genie

Medical Director for Windows

Remedy

Rx

Medical spectrum

M.E.D. Patient

Pracsoft

MedBilling from Jam Software

Locum

MYOB

MIMS MediDesk

Medilink 32bit system

Medware

Medwindows

Compudoc

AccessSP

Infocure/PowerPractice

Medic

Monet (Doctor's Desktop, MediMin)

Database 2 (1999) commenced December 1998. Results received thus far are collated below.

The old Database 1 has been archived.

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General Information

Practice Type Group GP 64 Solo GP 35 Specialist Practice GP 24 Other 3 Computer Use None 4 Accounting / Billing Only 17 Clinical Use Only 7 Both Accounting and Clinical 97 Internet Use from surgery Yes 112 No 13

Practice Location Urban 53 Regional Centre 34 Rural 37 Overseas 1 System Used Macintosh 32 Windows based PC 29 Windows 3.1 0 Windows 95 13 Windows 98 29 Windows NT 21 DOS based PC 3 Unix 0 Linux 0 Don't Know 0

Functions used by respondents

Appointments	23	Billing	37
CPI Handouts	13	Full Consultation Records	11
HIC Medclaims	24	Networked	29
Pathology Downloads	20	Patient Education	20
Patient Health Summaries	22	Prescriptions	25
Recalls	26	Referral Letters	24
Travel Information	16	Waiting Room Times	1

Medical Packages

Package	Replies	Score
Medical Director for Windows	22	8
Genie	17	8
AccessSP	10	8
Pracsoft	8	8
Medical spectrum	7	8
Remedy	5	2
Rx	5	8
Compudoc	4	9
M.E.D. Patient	4	5
MedBilling from Jam Software	4	3
MIMS MediDesk	4	7
ECLAIMS BY A.C.S.S.	3	9
Locum	3	9
Medilink 32bit system	3	6
Medware	2	9
Medwindows	2	4
MYOB	2	5
caseg 2000	1	8
E-Claims Plus Windows - Advance Computer Software Suppliers	1	9
Infocure/PowerPractice	1	6
Kestrel Computer Systems	1	10
Lytec	1	8
Medic	1	4
mi-Soft	1	9
Monet (Doctor's Desktop, MediMin)	1	8
Multiview	1	8
Patients$	1	7
Smartrooms by Doctorware	1	9
Tops	1	6

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