Updates

•	Removed the Sr option from the list of patient titles. Included new shortcuts - s for Mrs, i for Miss.

•	If a date of birth is entered as e.g. 1 1 23, Access will assume it to be 2023. If the date entered is in the future, it will automatically be set back 100 years so that 2032 becomes 1923. A message is shown to this effect.

•	All characters entered in the DVA number field are capitalized automatically.

•	All characters entered in the health fund membership number are capitalized.

•	First characters of all words in Hospital and Operation fields are capitalized.

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The fields on the Operation page have been rearranged slightly to accommodate Eclipse changes. The tab order is the same, except that the Referral date appears after the Surgeon field, since the surgeon is treated as the referrer. The cursor no longer tabs into the Referral date field - you need to click into it to enter a date.

•	Fields are included for admission and discharge date (may be required for Eclipse).

•	Reinstated the account number search function on yellow AccNum field in the data entry form (was removed in V4.33). This now requires a double click to activate, previously required single click.

•	Adjusted the multiple diagnostic services rule B to use items less than 10816 (previously 13000).

•	Accounts which include a batch payment can no longer be deleted.

•	Adjusted fee rounding to round up to next highest 5c. Previously 2c and 3c rounded to 0c; 6c and 7c to 5c. Now 1c rounds up to 5c and 6c rounds up to 10c.

•	Included option on Fee page to set a Medicare Only fee. This is done using an SF+ fee with a -25% or -15% amount. The fee type is still SF+, but the account type is MO. This is expected to be used mainly for Eclipse bulk billing.

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Added a cheque number field to the payments data entry (standard, batch and misc). User can specify whether or not to tab into the cheque number (Options > Data Entry). The default is no. The cheque number appears on the banking slip and can optionally be added to custom datasheet formats on the List of Payments.

•	The Bank and Branch have been renamed to Bank/BSB and Branch/Acc Num. This allows users to enter the cheque number, BSB number and account number instead of Bank and Branch, as may be required by some banks.

•	Added Search function for BPay numbers. Adjusted BPay number to appear on expanded screens (previously disappeared under the tab control).

•	Printing the List of Payments normally shows standard or distributed payments. A new option allows selecting whether to show batch totals or both batch and distributed payments. (The bank deposit slip still show only batch totals as before.)

•	On the main batch payments listing screen, the advanced selection options now include Payment Type.

•	A Note Flag field was added to the standard datasheet format. This shows Y if notes exist in the patient's account. Double click to view the notes. Notes may be edited.

•	Provided for the declarations section of the batch header to expand and contract with the amount of text. Also removed the Declarations and Comments headings if there was no data.

•	All printed letters are now saved as separate entries on the documents page with the associated snapshot. Previously only one letter was saved, no matter how many times it was edited and printed.

•	Letters created but not printed are shown on the letters form, but not the Docs page.

•	Added a field code, UF, to substitute for undiscounted fee (since total fee = discounted fee).

•	Added a function for groups to compact (and re-index) all data files in one process.

•	Added a raw data viewer function to Maintenance Menu. This allows read-only access to all tables to assist in troubleshooting.

•	Added developer function to enable developer to edit read-only data if required.

•	Data file repair function keeps last 3 source files in case repair process fails and original file needed.

•	Multiuser data files now require an account prefix (previously optional). This appears in the 'Select a provider' list. The field size has been increased from 3 to 4 characters, and accepts uppercase characters only.

•	The list of providers now shows the data file version number for checking update completeness. The list can be sorted by account prefix, provider name or version.

•	The data files currently in use can be displayed by clicking a button on the Select Provider form.

•	The account search function (Find button) can now accept a provider prefix plus account number e.g. ABC1234. This will easily locate an account in another doctor's file without having to specifically open and search that file.

•	AccountNumber in PatientsT changed to Long type. This allow using account numbers above 30,000, The recommended maximum is 99,999 to keep the number of digits to 5, although it is possible to go above this. (Also in PaymentStatusLogT and WaivedFeesT.)

•	Autonumber fields added to PatientsT, AccountDetailsT and PaymentStatusLogT to improve data integrity and accessibility.

•	Fixed bug where first reminders would not be shown in the list of accounts.

•	Adjusted age calculation to avoid problem with one year calculated as 0y 12m 1d.

•	Corrected Invalid Null error when Payment Drawer left blank. If an abandoned payment is deleted, this is recorded in the Maintenance Log (previously not).

•	If an account was saved with no surname, previously the user had the option to retry or cancel (delete) the account. This option has been removed to avoid accidents. The record is now saved with the text 'NAME MISSING' in the surname field, and must be manually deleted if required.

•	Fixed bug where entering a total My Own fee to distribute over all items sometimes was 5c more or less than specified.

•	Fixed random ordering of documents on Docs page. The list is now ordered by the date printed.

•	Fix circumstances where Cancel button can remain visible after creating a new account, and clicking the button could delete a real account inadvertently.