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drtech

I can understand that...I have had the hardest time trying to get the visual c# designer to not change the spacing...but it still seems to....

drtech

I sent the patch...but if you could help me figure out why the editor changed all that other code when I thought I had the setting right to not change spaces and such..... maybe it is because when I first opened up the designer, it said it couldn't find the toolbar reference or something and to buil...

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sounds great, I can't wait to try it. Isn't that going to require a lot of leg work to get it started? Is every form going to have to have an option on start up to load a plug in or how does that work? I will send you my patch....how exactly do you want me to send it...the changed files, or can SVN ...

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And if you can get the recall under control, you actually want to go back forever. That's the whole point. Exactly...I would love to be able to get it under control and manage it properly...any help would be greatly appreciated...I look forward to these changes and any other discussion to what woul...

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That is a large res, which works for some and all newer systems, but some of my computers (as well as I am sure lots of other peoples only run at 1024x768) and we need to try to fit everything onto that size. I think that screen is a great little example of what we need with the films and recall, et...

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Also, I don't know if we need a separate filter or in a different section, but a place to manage patients who fell through the cracks and have recalls due say 6 months ago or 2 years ago we need to contact. How should we handle that? Right now, they too easily fall through if you have your dates set...

drtech

ok, I see a post in the other thread about this plug-in framework..
I will look at that.
I haven't committed the other code yet, but would like to however it works...

Thanks.

drtech

you don't want me to restore it? I thought that is the whole purpose of open source...to allow other developers to contribute...I am just maintaining the code I added long ago...

You are going to add a plug in framework? How is that going to work?

drtech

Yes that would be nice...but my philosophy is no one should be taking to the patient really about anything without having the full knowledge of what has been written before etc, so I still don't see why you don't like the whole progress notes visible in the account. But from what I understand, you t...

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the code t hat was broken in 6.7 during the reworking of code that disabled the ins totals summary in the account module has been restored. I am just uploading it now to the head alpha version, 6.8.

drtech

great, glad to hear about the new field, that will be even better so you can keep and see when the real due date was and as I understand a new field to when you want them to show up again, sounds good.

drtech

yes, we use the planned appt all the time and I really like that. We schedule half of our appts in the back and even collect money on occasion at the chair too. But if too busy, we send them up front to be scheduled in the traditional way by the front desk staff. What I am saying, is when the front ...

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I added those a year ago or so after we were discussing this. It makes it easy to set the date to the next time you want it to appear on the recall list. Am I missing something here? How else do you reset the date if you are trying to track a recall when you are unable to get a hold of them or you c...

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when I am reviewing accounts (which I do regurally to stay on top of the practice) I go through the aging list and look at each pt. I look for what we did, what they owe us, how we arranged to be paid and or why the account is not paid and then what was the last contact and when do we plan on contac...

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New Revision: 3057
Log:
Recall list now stays open and can be minimized.[/quote]

Yea!...This will help lots to be able to leave the window open....are you going to be able to jump right to the chart from the list? That would really help!

drtech

you mean outside of Dental Senders just to set up a linux server for your open dental database? I setup a LAMP server with UBUNTU server and then install webmin to configuration. Then you have to configure SAMBA for your file sharing. I can send you my SAMBA config file if that would help you. It to...

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well, I suppose that would be ok, but I still would like it to show in the progress notes just like an appt, note, or like a commLog copy of the it does now (sometimes it does this). And then be able to double click on it. You could either have the prophy/perio recall listed there by date and the no...

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one thing I have always wanted is for the recall note and next recall due date to appear at the bottom of the progress notes. This way you can see the entire status of the patient when you are looking at the chart and not have to hunt for the note made on the recall status when you are reviewing a p...

drtech

I committed the changes so now the questionnaires show up in the progress notes...

drtech

I may have answered my own question...since I have the progress notes overlaying the plain comm log in the account I bet I just can't see the listing...I will have to edit that to show the questionnaire also...

drtech

Anyone here using XDR, Dexis, or Kodak?

What are your thoughts on them?
1) What system are you using?
2) How long have you been using it?
3)How large is your office and how many sensors is enough for your size?
4)How do you like the software for your system?

drtech

How do you view the input after a patient has filled this out? I am trying to set it up and even though I know it has many limitations, It is great for simple questions and reduce paper work. I know the pt uses the info terminal and or the questionnaire button in the account...but how do you see it ...

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Anyone else successful setting up DentalSenders lately to connect to a linux server? I have had it running for quite a while on an old version, but when I went to reinstall a computer today, it won't connect to my database and says I have to have to install it on a local machine (but gives you the m...

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we have come across a situation where a lab would like us to e-mail them every time we send them a case by mail, so It would be nice if we could add an indicator and a ticker lists of "Has Lab Been Notified" or something on each lab case.

drtech

I double checked and I built it in release mode....and the other printing works fine, so that should mean I am not in debug mode.

Is there any other setup besides what I have had entered in the clearinghouse setup for e-claims for a few years?

drtech

It would be better to use that discount plan fee schedule as a PPO insurance plan and then set the % as 0 for everything. That way it will keep track of the write offs for you and you can track how much you are giving away by using the discount...

drtech · Re: Setup Real Time Servcies using V 6.7.19

using V 6.7.19

drtech

How do you set up real time services with Claim Connect in OD? I am set up on their end, but when i request benefits in OD, I get an error to " Please fix the following errors first:" but it is blank.

drtech

WE have been doing CareCredit for some time now, this is the best way we have found to account for it: -Create a Patient called Care Credit for the accounting of it -Create three adjustment types and one payment type Adj1="Care Credit Adj - Pt Account" (+) Adj2="Care Credit Adj - CC Account" (-) Adj...

drtech

Thanks for the Advice...just talked with XDR today and tomorrow I will have a remote demo. Sounds like their new e2v sensors without the box are the way to go! Still not sure about the best digital pan though... Anyone else?

drtech

So what is everyone's opinion of XDR, Owandy, Suni, ev2...and what is the best for ease of use with OD plus good prices? I may be looking at installing a digital Pan too with future capabilities to 3d, but cost I think might be very prohibitive, so we shall see. At this point I have a very open mind.

drtech

I think you can do that...i place an image as a background for a "letterhead" look...or are you talking about another image on top of the background?

drtech

We just had the Kodak guy here trying to sell us his digital radiography and pan machines...6100 sensors and 8000 or 9000 pans. Anyone using them and what do you think? Also does the software bridge well with OD? (I don't see the bridge listed as supported in the Links Menu of OD.

drtech

express should work fine...what exactly are you doing to inject your own compiled version into the update process? I always just run a batch script to copy the files over when they are started up in the morning from my compiled version...is there a better way (if you are not a paying member) to upda...

drtech

When entering an ins payment today, I entered everything, then realized I made a mistake and reopened the by procedure window and all the amounts changed back from that I entered to default amounts. V6.7.14. Is this expected behavior or a bug? It does not seem helpful! :p

drtech

what did you find the best settings to be in the software and for your x-ray unit?

drtech

is anyone using suni just with OD? I bought a sensor a year ago and messed with it then, but haven't even used it since. I was wanting to use it right in OD's imaging module instead of having to have another imaging program.

drtech

The problem would be eliminated if the colors were right in the Make-find appt window. Linked, Completed Planned appts gray out in the chart module but not in the Make/Find window to match. My staff has complained about this as well and I intend to fix it soon, when I have a chance. Then you are bet...

drtech

I would love to try it

drtech

i think he means cash transactions, not checks

drtech

I think it only occurs when trying to print statements with payment plans...hence the error message I guess.

drtech

close...that did add the option to include adj and payment notes, but still doesn't have the note that was on the last statement on the screen without opening up the statement. We found that very helpful to see what you told them last time when doing collections and accounts without having to open u...

drtech

Not sure if this is related to prev post on the notes in account and if so, may only be my office with FuchsOptionsOn, but when I run billing in 6.7.7, I get an unhanded exception that "extraDetail" is missing in payment plan table or something like that when it tries to make the PDF file to print t...

drtech

I am doing some statements today and my notes on the statements are not showing up either. Was this removed also in the rework? If so, I would like to re implement that and include an option to turn on off in the show tab.

drtech

ok...will check it out

drtech

If I remember, you said we can't commit anymore? Is this right or can we get that turned back on or how do you want me to handle this?

drtech

I would think everyone would find this very useful, but maybe we are the only office that wants to know how much ins is left when looking at the account :p

drtech

ok, I will see what I can do...thanks

drtech

Jordan,
I just upgraded to v 6.7.6 and noticed the box I put in a few years ago that lists how much ins is left for the family in the account is no longer functional. Is this something I need to fix as you had to disable doing the webserver stuff or just a bug?

drtech

great...thanks...that will save us some headache when my staff can't accidental do that anymore!

drtech

We have had this happen a number of times over the last few months. Appointment is broken. Later we find the appointment completed, charges completed, and a statement sent to the patient by mistake. Looking at the audit trail I find that the appt was indeed broken, sent to unscheduled and then later...

drtech

i know someone talked about doing this before...did you search the forum?

drtech

If only we could get it working under linux...the days of rebuilding my windows boxes every year would be over....

drtech

you snap pano's in one shot, fmx in three, bw's in one, right in the existing film holders, don;t even need to take them out. Takes about 10 seconds to take Left, Center, and Right photos of the FMX right in the holder on the view box. Then just open the pt folder and import your images.... Scanners...

drtech

forget the scanner, get a good viewbox and a digital camera and snap a photo of the x-ray...it is a lot faster and we get great results

drtech

i have been out of the loop for a while...Jordan, so can can no longer submit changes via SVN?

drtech

I only use open office, the only thing is the mail merge feature does not work, but in you need that just buy Word for one station and all you mass mailings from there.

drtech

I have another issue as I look into this on viewing last payments. It is currently really difficult to look at the account and see when the last payment was made when they are attached to payment plans. Suggestion: Like the Line that shows when the payment plan is made, how about we have a line show...

drtech

not sure, I am getting ready to move, so I don't know when I will get to it...sorry :p

drtech

I would like to be able to see the voting page even though I can't vote on it not being on support...any chance this can happen soon?

drtech

We have this issue also... I haven't tried this, but i don't think the above is right. The Carington plan is just a discount plan, the fee schedule is what the patient owes, there is no insurance payment. (Like Unicare and is either based on a 15% discount for most procedures and fee schedule for pr...

drtech

but you wold like to be able to send an e-mail to one family member no matter which patient if one email exists...eg, appt times, tx plans, etc...

drtech

yes, we would like an easier to view solution to this...audit trail is a little busy and hard to decipher for most staff

drtech

statements are still confusing..but I am working on making it better soon here and will include it in the new version for everyone

drtech

I still would like to improve tracking...we need better sorting in the lab case tracker still. I think we need another dated status for when case is seated and/or completed. That way we could filter them out better in the list for tracking open lab cases.

drtech

We have the same thing, because no matter how many times I go over how to manage the unscheduled list, it always fills up with too many useless appts. We need a better system for tracking patients that is all integrated. Recall, unscheduled, planned..all need to work together. I don't have the answe...

drtech

ok...just let us know when it is safe to commit again

drtech

We are getting complaints again about the statements with payment plans. It is too confusing having the 3 lines for the normal balance and then the payment plan amount also. I think when there is a payment plan, we should hide those 3 lines above and then add a new line or two below the "Payment Pla...

drtech

I would really like to see the recall dates listed in the chart. When I am trying to look at follow up times for patients I can't just look at the chart, I have to go to the family module which is a pain. Anybody else see this as a need? (If so, please add it and vote for it!!!)

drtech

We do the same thing for major appts. I agree, it would be great to automatically make a note where a broken appt was (sort of, but you might get cluttered with notes if there were too many in a day...)

drtech

I think it does that because it is "OD" (OpenDental) :p

drtech

looks good, I like it, except for one thing...are you figuring in your expected ins payments so you can see what your A/R is from just patients vs ins companies and then total?--Like the current Aging Report. unrelated questions to the addition, but is that your real data? $900,000 AR? You need to g...

drtech

looks like a good idea, but I can't really see the report...the image is too low res

drtech

yes, that would be a good thing to add to the search box, to search for spaces in front, or correct this w/database maint. We have had the space in front of the name issue probably about 10 times in the last 3 years.

drtech

double click in in the pt progress notes to see it again.
...from the database, prob in a sheets table or something, haven't looked at it to see what the exact name is.

drtech

I didn't know if you saw this Jordan, It is a bug as far as I can tell, In my last post I said I figured it out, only that I nailed down when it happens. If does not print if you open the slip from the chart grid.

drtech

you set up with any company you like to handle the e-claims. We use claim connect and it works flawlessly. If you want attachments you set up with NEA fast attach. I think Claim connect is about $.20 a claim and NEA is a monthly fee I think although I don't use that. We just mail our attachments sin...

drtech

you could draw on the graphics if you want

drtech

Yes, on a local printer. I just tried it again on another pt and it worked fine. Then I went back to reprint the one I had problems with yesterday and it still has the same error. OK, after some trouble shooting I figured it out. It has a problem only when you open it from the progress notes and the...

drtech

i am running 6.4.8 and when I go to print or email a referral slip I am getting an unhanded exception. Anyone else have this problem?

drtech

if you use their hamachi VPN product as well. (the pro version just bundles this together in a nice package)

drtech

I set up my computer to back up to a computer at my home every night over the internet using something called rsync with linux...working like a charm for about two years now and I don't have to do anything except check and make sure it is working everyone once in a while. it takes some work however ...

drtech

v6.4.3
I am copying all my letters over to the sheets framework, but I am having a problem w/ the global growing text box. it doesn't seem to automatically grow like i would expect on longer letters and the text appears cut off. Anyone trying this out yet?

drtech

widescreen if you want the task list docked to the right side

drtech

This is great! I will be interested in trying this out sometime.

drtech

on a similar note, how hard would it be to get a function like firefox text box that has for auto spell check underlining. That would really help. Is there a way to use a firefox dll or something out there like it?

drtech

Reading through the manual, I just noticed: The Set Perio button lets you quickly toggle a prophy patient to a perio patient or back again. If the patient is a perio patient, you MUST set them as a perio patient by manually clicking this button. Just completing a perio procedure is not enough to tri...

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Are we close to release yet? I am waiting for lots of letters until I can copy my own versions...

drtech

I have been using the 3D chart with logme in for a long time now...works great (ever since the last overhaul of the 3D chart it started working)

drtech

maybe your computer date is wrong?

drtech

you only need the free, express version of C# to compile and edit

EDIT
sorry...for the main project you only need express.

drtech

oh, I see.. you are talking about the crown seat...yes, that would work nicely

drtech

why are you making a separate code?

drtech

wait for 6.4 b/c you can copy customized sheets.

drtech

someone else submit, i don't have access...

drtech

yes, we have had this same complaint. It would be clearer to have the write off just below the actual payment in a separate line I think.

drtech

I would like to have the program automatically set the primary provider for a patient according to a completed NEW PATIENT appointment. That it seems to me would work very well and eliminate the problem in our office of everyone defaulting to one Dr and if we forget to change it, it can lead to pati...

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op, doing a search on the forum gave me the answer I think..create a dummy office provider just like I thought. Is this the preferred method?

drtech

Where do I put a group NPI to show under the billing dentist? I have been filing with just individuals for a year or two now, but one ins company is asking for my group # and I can't figure out where to put it. Do I just create a separate provider with my Group name and NPI and then select that as b...

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Yes, to avoid problems and questions from pt about individual pt balances (and negative balances etc) we always want all the family members to print together. This will default all statements, walkouts, etc to print in intermingled mode by default (you can still change it if the Statement | More Opt...

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I think users need to be trained to change their procedures in the Chart in the first place rather then jumping into the appointment to do so. Make the Chart look right, then as a final step, make sure the procedures are attached properly in the appointment. Yes, this is good for ideal method, I ju...

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Maybe a better option then to make it simple and forget about nesting...the jump to the chart button you suggested earlier..and then is there a way we could implement a back button somehow? Any time you use the "jump" feature we could save the position (as in what window was open with what pt or app...

drtech

Being able to jump to the chart is certainly progress...although you would still have to re-open the appointment afterward. Is the "nesting" idea really a bad idea as you are saying? I would think it would be easy to just just make a modal box open with a copy of the entire chart control and then it...

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I am usually the one added this treatment when I am at the chair. I open the appointment, check to see if everything is correct and if not, I then have close the window go back to the chart and then when done entering tx, back to the appointment to re-attached the newly added tx and then complete th...

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I have been requesting this for quite a while (on the forum). I think it would be a very good idea to have a popup (kind of like the lightbox javascript for photos in your browser) with a copy of the chart module. I think this is possible, but haven't really checked out to see how feasible this woul...

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I would like better tracking of payment plans on the aging report or something too. The payment plans are better/different certainly since the account re-make, but could still use improvement.

drtech

Is there anyway to may time = zero for a procedure, or does it always default to 10min?

if you set it one / on these procedures it will equal zero time when combining with any other procedure, and then 10/15min if by itself.

drtech

This is in versions prior to 6.0. If you checked this it turned off the program to automatically add perio maint instead of prophy to all patients who previously had perio maint or SRP. If you disable that, then all people have prophys added when you use the schedule recall button. In version 6.0 an...

drtech

just put the assistant time down as one / and it won't add

drtech

Setup | Appointment Views you can choose if you want 15 or 10 minutes for each unit.

drtech

He is saying if you set the appointment complete with the procedures already attached it is fewer mouse clicks.

drtech

i just added it to the treatment finder report...i can upload it to the svn tonight to the head version and Jordan you can probably include it back to 6.1

drtech

works fine here on v6.1.9

drtech

yes...that is right

drtech

Instead of buying Microsoft Word, just download open office from: http://download.openoffice.org/ it does about everything you will need and compatible with all Microsoft word files and is FREE!

drtech

"In edit appt window, double clicking on a procedure can open the wrong one." I was thinking maybe we should make the list only re-order after you close the window and then reopen it. That would solve this problem and getting confused when clicking multiple items, but still keep everything at the to...

drtech

we used to have this happen all the time until we included the question to make sure you really wanted to break appts. If it is still happening you must be hitting the space bar multiple times or something. Teach people to move the mouse.

drtech

Yes! i have been wanting something like this for a long time. The list needs to say up where you were or it is very hard to use.

drtech

just hit the e-mail button on the top toolbar of Open Dental and then attach button in that window. That will allow you to attach anything you need.

drtech

I have a "hidden" custom button for this purpose for e-mail and to import lots of pictures fast. It opens the pt's A-Z folder in an explorer window and then you can just right click the files you want to send and use window's method of Send to | Mail recipient. That way it just opens right into outl...

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Using v 6.1.8 I seem to be having trouble adding a recall to a pt I made for custom follow ups. It does not have any triggers. When I add it it just disappears from the pt's recalls after I click ok. It is b/c there are no triggers that it isn't working? I didn't know if it was related in any way to...

drtech

The next appt prints out on all our walkout statements. I think you might need to set up that default somewhere but I don't remember where.

drtech

refunds should be entered as a negative number payment, not as an adjustment

drtech

if you don't know how to proceed it may be more than you want to tackle. If you want to try here it is: You have to have Visual c# installed also. Then open the *.sln file with Visaul C# in the folder you downloaded from the SVN. Then once it is loaded, make sure the box says release instead of debu...

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Yes, if you go to the trouble of deleting all the appointments then they won't show, but say you are setting a pt inactive in the family file. Just like they no longer show in the recall list and such, any remaining unscheduled or planned appointments should no longer show without having to manually...

drtech

ok, so to "inactivate" a pt, you currently have to delete any unscheduled appts if any are left and delete planned appts and then inactivate the pt. What is the reason for keeping all the appts showing if you are wanting to inactivate the pt anyway?

drtech

I am thinking of removing inactive pt's appts from the planned appt tracker and unscheduled list. Currently they show no matter if the pt is active, inactive, or archived. This sound ok?

drtech

very true, follow Jordan's advice and make sure you are TESTING backups!

drtech

in the mySQL database. use SQLYog or something similar.

drtech

sure, I would be happy to test it out....i will send you a private message with my e-mail

drtech

it is all in the mySQL database.
you can download a program called SQLYog (http://www.webyog.com/en/download_form. ... yog712.exe) and you can then access the database and copy the whole database.

drtech

I have not been able to reproduce this myself for sure yet, but I have had a few notes on appts that have been overwritten by other notes. I am almost positive that they were not being edited at the same time, but a few minutes apart. Will continue to try to figure out if this is a problem or just b...

drtech

I have moved to all Open Office b/c if costs an arm and a leg to have MS Office on all my computers. If we could get the merge to work with open office that would be great. Open Office 3 works great. It opens much faster than before (which was it's major drawback)

drtech

It's official: We are now an ObamaNation.

drtech

Since Open Dental is open source, If you want to download Microsoft visual c# express for free from the MS website(http://www.microsoft.com/express/download/), download a program called Tortise SVN (http://tortoisesvn.net), and then download the source code (http://www.open-dent.com/manual/developer...

drtech

great...yeah, i thought you probably wanted to look it over and put it in line by line, so I figured that is what happened.
Thanks..i will try it out!

drtech

The colors and still wrong on the planned appts, v6.1.7. Today's is showing as a past appt. when it should be today's color. I had it working great with the code in 6.2 head SVN. Also I added the text for clarity that did not carry over. Did we just miss some code or did you want it changed? I was u...

drtech

is this possible?

drtech

currently we use outlook express and just copy the message into the comm log

drtech

you can change the date range to do what you are looking for. On the upper right hand side of the account, click the "show" tab. Then click the button for the date range you want.

drtech

This page is getting very outdated. We now use the Feature Request voting system instead.

rom the old Future Versions page

Any chance that you could have a viewable only mode for us developers who don't have a OD code # with you to use the Feature Request system?

drtech

Jordan,
OK, i fixed the logic...
I also added some text to the Procedure description to help distinguish, esp for those who don't have or want colors. Let me know what you think.

Thanks

drtech

i think it is in the data directory (your A-Z folder)

drtech

got it fixed, will post an update soon to head SVN...

drtech

Hey Jordan, thanks for modifying and including what i did...some colors seem to be off in some situations with the new logic however over in the business module though...(broken is showing up when it shouldn't be on one of my pts and unscheduled planned appts are showing up with a completed backgrou...

drtech

been using them for over a year. No problems at all...did have some issues at first, but I think it was all on their end and now it works without a single hitch in many months.

drtech

never mind, i figured it out...find length and multiply by 5 I am ready to submit this now... Jordan, I am including color coding capability like I was talking about, ....it is not fully functional as of yet, so I have the function of it commented out for the moment...let me know what you think when...

drtech

I am about to submit a fix to add the time column in the planned appt list but I cannot figure out how to convert the time pattern in the database to minutes to display...can anyone help me?

drtech

1) Yes, I agree it keeps things simpler to just delete them, I wasn't completely sure if that is what you envisioned or not. Right now, it is just not easy to tell when one is completed. Like when you are ready to schedule a person's next appointment, it is hard to quickly see which one is next, #1 ...

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I love being able to make multiple planned appointments! Now that we have been using it for a week or so, we have some suggestions for better efficiency... 1) Indicating when a planned appt status and when it has been completed like it used to. I suggest just implementing the same color preferences ...

drtech

I tested it again with and without the delay and it makes a big difference for us. (only a few milisecond delay, but it eliminates it flashing around when you move your mouse on the appointment book).

drtech

if you can get it set up, it is worth it to use linux, just for stability in that you never have to worry about that computer restarting for updates or crashing every month or more. No doubt though it is so much simpler to just use windows! :p I will look at my setup and see I can help you out here ...

drtech

fishdrzig...is there a change you would like (longer delay, etc?)

drtech

thanks for fixing the code for not asking to change provider on pt notes. I realized it didn't work after I posted it and hadn't had a chance to fix it yet.

drtech

i don't know for sure if it is still functioning properly, but when I put that feature in it did help quite a bit in keeping the pop up from coming up when you just move your mouse across the screen and only appears when you hover...i will look at it again...

drtech

i will try that...i think you may be right, but i didn't know if the interval would be correct..

drtech

ok...thanks

drtech

Jordan, maybe you should make a "sticky" thread. "How to Make Feature Requests"

drtech

Working with the new recall setup I have a question: 1) Maybe this is already doable somehow, but when an FMX is taken, I think it needs to reset the BW recall due date as well as the FMX due date. For example: I had a pt this morning that we took an FMX on 4-22-08 this year. The FMX due date proper...

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Didn't see any response to this one...the planned appointment is now fixed in beta v6.1.4, but the appointments listed in the progress notes still sometimes show all the tx planned procs instead of only the ones selected.

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you can reset the actual date for tracking purposes. Say you call them and leave a message, you can reset the date to a week out and then they won't show up again until then...or the you get permission to contact them again in 2 months, you can reset the date and follow up then. The calculated date ...

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I noticed this was already listed in the known bugs on planned appts, but too many procedures are showing in the prog notes description of some appointments also.

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by not "locking the chart" like some programs, you do run the small risk of overwriting or duplicating as in the above situation. This has happened to us about three times in the last few years with OD. Although with the notes, you never actually loose anything. Every note is saved....just the only ...

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Double click on the claim from the account window. In the upper right there is a field like "Date Sent" or something that should give you the info you are looking for.

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I was thinking you could add a menu item in the Help menu for "What's New" that opens the http://www.open-dent.com/manual/version6_1.html page. - that way regular staff members who don't go to the forums and website could still be aware of what is new when they get a new version of the program.

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almost everywhere, the data is accessible from as many places as you want at the same time. Yes, you can have the same patient's chart open all over your office you like...

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thanks for the quick updates

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never mind...i see that won't work at all...

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i haven't gone through the code yet, but I bet that won't work b/c of the multiple planned appts now right?

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before monday, I would like to temporarily substitute Apptedit.cs from v6.0 to my v6.1build (since i already upgraded and would like to avoid my staff having trouble with how to attach things to the appointments.) My question is: This will not corrupt my data base right? (I imaging there were no dat...

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great!

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if a pt does not have any completed procedures, then it will automatically default to New Patient because it knows they have never been to the office (assuming you are using the chart). The only thing it does is put NP on the appointment. My advice would be to go ahead and use all parts of the progr...

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Jordan was trying to make it clearer when he added the feature of being able to add any procedure directly from the appointment edit window instead of having to go to the chart. (And thanks for addind that feature Jordan!) But, in the process I think it is harder to use. Now in 6.1, when you double ...

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I like being able to add all procedures from the appointment edit windows, but I DO NOT like the fact that all the tx plan no longer shows, only the selected items. This creates MORE mouse clicks to edit appointments. Since this is a very common occurrence in daily work, I think this is a major dist...

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I think we need to add a column with the length of the planned appt in the chart grid.

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we call them when the recall comes due on the recall list (usually 6 months later)....and/or reset the date on the recall to when you do want to call them back again (after waiting for them to call you for specified period). I just placed new 'quick buttons' in v6.1 released today to assist in reset...

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I don't remember...i think I added that way back a year or so ago. I thought we talked about it....but anyway, doesn't bother me one way or another. I don't think it turned out to really work the way I thought it would.

We will need to take out the prefs in the definitions then also.

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specify the exact graphics card with the problem, because it works on all mine

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We create the claims before the pt even walks out of the tx room, then you never have to worry about it (and have the indicator on appointments show up when claims need to be created, and that way they are done right away)

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we are using the e-mail notification and it works great for many months now!!!

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I added a button to the lab case window, i couldn't figure out how the menu works exactly, so that was easier...

we will need to add a column in the lab table for e-mail address to make it work better...right now it just opens up a blank e-mail window

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1) hum...don't know...they are disabled for me...my FuchsOptions are off (set to 0), so that is not it...

**update**
...OK, i figured it out...if there are no appointments scheduled they are disabled

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right... and you should be able to just use the appt module.... but in general, we do encourage all our staff to look at the chart before scheduling. That is really the only way to currently read notes for the patient and not miss something that was noted at the last visit or two. So, for efficiency...

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Jordan, So you don't think the appointments should have the same colors in the progress notes and the "other appointment" window? I always thought is better for uniformity and clarity for all users to keep the same colors in all locations for the same item: they are just different places and ways to...

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1) I am trying to test out the multiple planned appts in the chart module (alpha 6.1.0) and it seems all the buttons are disabled...is this not ready to test yet? 2) I would like to change the way the e-mail button works at the top. instead of having it disabled if the pt does not have an-email, I w...

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I figured it out that it was only for me for FuchsOptionsOn. The NullPt was unhanded for my option...i fixed it, thanks and sorry for the trouble.

One thing though, is there a reason the pt is unloaded when we delete an appointment? It seems to me it would be better to leave that pt loaded...

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I added that feature to the program a year or so ago...although it is not published anywhere as far as I know so probably not very many people even know about it... -Go to Setup | Definitions -Click on the Prog Note Colors (because these colors were originally for the appointments included in the Pr...

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OK, i will test it again

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I have an unhanded exception in the appointment module after I delete and appointment and then try to do anything else. For some reason, when you delete an appointment the person is no longer loaded and that is causing the problem. Also seamed to have this happen when I cleared the pinboard. beta v6...

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I think that is a great idea, I also am trying to get this type of feature in the chart module so you can see the status of films and when they are due from there. I am thinking for a lack of space, to put the recall info on a pop up bubble somewhere in the chart...

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i agree...i use a cron job on my linux server everynight to my home over a ssl connection to do all my backups and never use OD's method, so I don't want a message to prompt me to back up.

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I have been working with the recall system pretty heavily since it's revamping in v b6.0. I have a few suggestions I would like to implement: 1)Making the individual recalls open by double clicking on the grid in the family module instead of opening a seperate window and then having to double click ...

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if ok, I am going to add a filter on the payment plan report to not show payment plans that have been paid off. How is everyone else handling this? Are you deleting the plan once paid off or are yours still showing up on the report like on ours? If the preferred method is to delete the plan once pai...

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well, have fun!

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hey, just wanted to know if you have a timeline for 6.1 for beta release anytime soon? I would love to try out new multiple planned appts and other goodies!!!

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what we do is start the last name of the referral out dr's with a lowercase x. That way they all appear at the bottom of your screen. It prints out the name with that x is the only disadvantage, but it works until we have categories.

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The PPO fee is still being inserted when you change a code using the change button in the proc edit window instead of the normal fee. It is corrected if you hit the update fees button in the tx plan, but not otherwise. PPO % is they type on the plan beta v6.0.3

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great! I think that is an excellent improvement to OD! Can't wait to try it out....

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