• Database supports Client\Server operations, simple to setup - an SQL Server database without the 2Gb limitations
• Database can be run in client\server or file server mode
• No external DLLs are necessary - the database engine is built into the CompuDoc application file
• Simpler, more robust table reindexing and repairing
• Vastly reduced risk of data corruption
• Faster loading, greatly reduced network traffic

• CompuDoc 8 uses the latest (Nov 2010) Medicare adaptor
• Bill and process DVA claims in the same manner as you have been using Bulk Bill claims
• Problems with Java engine compatibility are eliminated

* Batch Central improvements

• Batch Central deposits report includes archived claims
• Perform an Online Patient Verification (OPV) request on a patient without closing Batch Central

* Appointments

• Preview all a patient's upcoming appointments while an appointment is being made
• Faster appointment page loading

* Search dialogue improvements

• An incremental search loads only the records that match your search text
• Find all matching dates of birth just by entering the date to find - no buttons to find & click
• Use a card reader to unambiguously find a patient
• Quickly display all with the same Medicare number, or the same address, or the same first or last names

• Backs up to a single file
• Back and restore one or more tables
• File size can be reduced considerably by compression
• Restore function can replace the entire database with a backup

* New viewers

• Server log viewer
• INI file viewer
• Medicare log viewer
• Viewers have 'e-mail to support' built in

• Quickly search the patient table for all organisations, or all deceased for example. Combine any search with the requirement that the patient's date of birth be before (or after) a certain date.

• Only the last 100 patients are loaded into memory by default.
• Filter by invoice number, patient name, patient ID, or claim number.
• Discount, write off invoices, and alter claim numbers in Reprint or Delete.

• Add a new note while prescribing, or a prescription while adding a note.

• The patient's current and previous medications are listed right alongside the note.

• Notes are protected from being edited after midnight on the day of their creation.

• Add an addendum at any time.

• Scan directly to image without scanner's interface application.
• Save scanned images in holding bay and assign to patients later.
• Crop, rotate, zoom images.
• Change colour depth - reduce colour images to black and white.
• Import images directly without scanning.
• Save images in different formats.
• Save a note and description of every record.

• Create, Edit or Search is available in both Demographics and Clinical pages.
• The notification messages are always visible in both Demographics and Clinical pages.
• A message is always visible on the CompuDoc status bar, from any page, when recalls are due or overdue.

• A Demo database may be dynamically hooked\unhooked to allow staff training.
• Accounts and prescriptions printed in Demo mode are overprinted with watermarks.
• Most facilities have dummy records that may be added to and edited without fear of interfering with the practice's records.

• Appointments and Waiting Room are directly linked allowing billing from the Waiting Room to alter the appointment's icon.
• Records cannot be edited and left indefinitely in an edit state - all editing is via a pop-up window activated by new edit bar or double-clicking on a record.

• Remove inactive or deceased patients to an archive.
• Return accidentally archived patients from the archive.
• Automatically Merge patient data (billing, clinical etc) when patient archived.
• Manually merge records without archiving.
• The SyncNumbers utility contains a Data Integrity Report to monitor such movements.

• CompuDoc may be set to require password access at start-up, or other critical areas.
• Set password requirements for record editing - discounting, writing off etc.