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Functions used by respondents

Appointments	1	Billing	1
CPI Handouts		Full Consultation Records
HIC Medclaims	1	Networked	1
Pathology Downloads		Patient Education
Patient Health Summaries		Prescriptions
Recalls		Referral Letters
Travel Information		Waiting Room Times

Other Functions

Word processing. Practice Management reporting. consultation time contol & logging. This allows more accurate billing & stops arguments with patients. - Solo GP, 7/1/99 17:34

Patient and referring doctor details are able to be transferred to Microsoft Word for reporting back to referring doctor - Specialist Practice, 5/4/00 4:56 PM

Costs of Installation & Ongoing Costs

Installation took one full day. Support is expensive @ $750/yr. However it is optional & not realy needed for those with prior Acct pack experience. - Solo GP, 7/1/99 17:34

Good - Specialist Practice, 5/4/00 4:56 PM

Very expensive in my opinion. - Specialist Practice, 31/8/2000 9:32 AM

Time involved in establishing the package

1 day - Solo GP, 7/1/99 17:34

Two days - Specialist Practice, 5/4/00 4:56 PM

The initial set up was quick, but Medilink's ability to answer my queries took 2 years. - Specialist Practice, 31/8/2000 9:32 AM

Level of Support received from developers

Support is good & quality. - Solo GP, 7/1/99 17:34

The support could be much better. We have alerted them to problems since May 1999 and they are still not fixed - Specialist Practice, 5/4/00 4:56 PM

Appalling - Specialist Practice, 31/8/2000 9:32 AM

Functionallity & Benefits of the Sytem

Generally good but could easily be made better. - Solo GP, 7/1/99 17:34

Medclaims is creating a lot of inaccuracy in the reports that come out eg audit trails and batch exception reports - Specialist Practice, 5/4/00 4:56 PM

When it works well, it's okay but when you have a problem it's bad - Specialist Practice, 31/8/2000 9:32 AM

Suggestions and Improvements

Yes, quite a number. - Solo GP, 7/1/99 17:34

Need an area to be able to print labels for referring doctor addresses. Need to fix the bug that causes incorrect reports from Medclaims - Specialist Practice, 5/4/00 4:56 PM

I feel that Medilink back up could be better, but then I am not prepared to pay $750 for something that I feel I would use only occasionally - Specialist Practice, 31/8/2000 9:32 AM

Other comments. To whom would you recommend the Package

With minor further modification this program could be excellent for GPs. - Solo GP, 7/1/99 17:34

At the moment, no-one - Specialist Practice, 5/4/00 4:56 PM

I think above says it all. - Specialist Practice, 31/8/2000 9:32 AM

Software used in conjuction with this package

PC Anywhere, Word, Medclaims. - Solo GP, 7/1/99 17:34

Medclaims Microsoft Word - Specialist Practice, 5/4/00 4:56 PM