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Set up Bluechip and manage practitioner and other records.
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Configure practice, fee, list, template, printer, security and user settings.
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Linking Bluechip with Clinical
Configuring Clinical to Link with Bluechip

Administration
Set up Bluechip and manage practitioner and other records.
- Settings
  Configure practice, fee, list, template, printer, security and user settings.
  - Fee Settings
    Set fees for each practitioner.
  - List Settings
  - Practice Settings
    - Appointment Groups
      A Practice might choose to create a number of Appointment Groups in order to quickly and easily differentiate between types of specialists, for example.
    - Batch Types
      A Batch Type governs the method of batching that will be used.
    - Classes
    - EFTPOS
      Process electronic payments automatically or manually.
    - Links
    - Medicare Setup Window
    - Messages
    - Month Close-Off Window
    - Set up Your Practice
      Set up whether to use Medicare Australia Online, billing and fee options, and default Patient and Practice Explorer settings in the Practice Options window.
    - Recall Types
  - Setting-up Templates
  - Printer Settings
  - Security Settings
  - User Settings
- BC Secure
  Use BC Secure to set advanced permissions for each user and practitioner.
- Practitioner Records
- Managing User and Tenant Records
- Managing Other Records
- Searches
- Backup / Restore
- Bluechip System Requirements
  This information applies to Bluechip 4.2.

Configuring Clinical to Link with Bluechip

Before you begin

You will need to do this whether you've installed Clinical as new, or you are experiencing trouble linking with BlueChip.

Procedure

Log into Clinical.
Select Tools > Options.
Select the Links tab.
- Tick the Link to billing package box.
- Tick the Link to Other Billing Package box.
Click

The Advanced Link Options window appears.
Specify the 'Path for output files':
- Server/Standalone: The same path as the Bluechip TRANSFER.OUT path configuration you set earlier.
- Workstation: \\Server\\Bluedata\BCPractice (where Server is the name of your server computer, and BCPractice is the name of your Bluechip database).
Click
Click

again to save these changes and exit from the Options window. You will be prompted to exit and restart Clinical. You must do so.

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