is displayed to the right of the Full Mouth x-ray icon. Float over the "x" icon with your mouse to display the time interval for x-rays as listed in the patient's insurance information.Practice Central has received the following enhancements:
A new link—Pending electronic statements file needs to be transmitted—has been added to the Startup Tasks section of Practice Central. If you use Automated Statements and have statements that need to be transmitted, this link is displayed.
Click the link to open the eServices window, where you can transmit the statements.
A Missed Appointments section has been added to the Practice Central window. Each link under the Missed Appointments section contains the patient name, the doctor name, the date for which the appointment was scheduled and missed, and the portrait icon (if the patient has a portrait). Clicking the link opens the Tracked Appointments window (List > Patient > Other Management > Missed/Broken/Late Appointments).
The following options have been added to the Practice Central Preferences window:
A Missed Appointments option has been added to the Practice Central Content section. This option is selected by default.
An Appointments Missed Within Last _ Days option has been added to the Content Settings section. This field is set to 7 by default. An entry for a particular patient/appointment is displayed in the Missed Appointments section if the patient has missed an appointment within the number of days specified in this field.
A Show Missed Appointments security permission has been added to the Entire List and Practice Central lists of the Rights by User window, and the permission is also found in the Users by Rights window. This permission is assigned to all users and templates by default.
A Patients Who Have a History of Being Late section has been added to the Practice Central window. Each link under the Patients Who Have a History of Being Late section contains the patient name and the portrait icon (if the patient has a portrait). Clicking the link opens the Tracked Appointments window (List > Patient > Other Management > Missed/Broken/Late Appointments).
The following options have been added to the Practice Central Preferences window:
A Patients Who Have a History of Being Late option has been added to the Practice Central Content section. This option is selected by default.
A Patients Were Late More Than _ Time(s) Within Last _ Months option has been added to the Content Settings section. The values in these fields are set to 2 and 18 by default. An entry for a particular patient/appointment is displayed in the Patients Who Have a History of Being Late section if the patient has been late more than twice in the last 18 months.
A Show Patients Who Have a History of Being Late security permission has been added to the Practice Central list of the Rights by User window, and the permission is also found in the Users by Rights window. This permission is assigned to all users and templates by default.
When SoftDent indicates it is time to take new x-rays—by listing patients under the Patients Needing X-Rays section—the software now checks the patient's insurance information to see how often the insurance company pays for x-rays.
For example: Your office has set the X-Rays Due field in the Practice Central Preferences window to list patients who had their Full Mouth x-rays taken three years ago; however, the patient's insurance company only pays for new Full Mouth x-rays every five years.
When the patient's name is displayed in the Patients Needing X-Rays List, an "x" icon is displayed to the right of the Full Mouth x-ray icon. Float over the "x" icon with your mouse to display the time interval for x-rays as listed in the patient's insurance information.
An eReminders section has been added to the Practice Central window. If you use the eReminders service, you can click the links in this section to quickly access reports with pre-defined eReminders criteria, including the Delivery report and the No Confirmation report.
An eReminders option has been added to the Practice Central Preferences window, and a Show eReminders Section security permission has been added to the Practice Central list of the Rights by User window and to the Users By Rights window.
See Using Practice Central and Setting Practice Central Preferences for more information.