Click here to download your latest SOLUMED Version 8.4.20 upgrade.

Save the upgrade file (Newsol8420.exe) to your hard drive. It is easiest to download it onto your desktop.

Open Newsol8

Follow the screen prompts.

You may also copy the upgrade file to a removable disk so that it can be used to upgrade SOLUMED on other computers.

 

 

 

Click here to download ICD10

When upgrading from Version 7 to Version 8 please download ICD10 and install it on your computer.

 

Click here to download your latest EDT Version 3.1.13 upgrade

Open newchart3

Follow the screen prompts.

 

What's new in version 8

 

SMS

SoluTEXT SMS Facility enhances the image of your practice and improves Practice Management

• Avoid Missed Appointments: remind your patients by sms

• Improve Cash Flow: Advice your patients about overdue accounts by sms

• Recall patients for periodic examinations: notify your patient by sms

Communicate with your patients quickly, accurately and at low cost

• Send SMS Messages

• Schedule Messages to be sent at any date/time in the future

• Confirm delivery of SMS message

• Receive SMS replies

Communication automatically documented

• Send & received SMS messages are automatically copied into the patient's account notes

Accounts

Dependants (new fields)

• File/reference number for each patient

• Telephone number for each patient

• 10 ICD10 codes from referring practitioner

Options

• Patient liable for full amount until a specified date

• Option to prevent sending via EDI

• Do not send via EDI until a specified date

EDI

• Fully paid-up transactions can be submitted which are flagged as Member Paid Claims. These transactions will be reimbursed directly to the patient (This facility depends upon the capability of the EDI service provider you are using and the Medical aid receiving the claim. Please contact your EDI service provider for further details)

• The EDI message on statements should be modified to read: Claims with '*' after date have been electronically submitted and and must not be submitted by the patient. This can be done in System Manager under Languages tab on Page 3

Fees, Medicines and Materials Manager

• Optional tooth number validation

• Facility to automatically set all fee scales to same value for a specific code

• Facility to exclude specific code from being sent via EDI

• Facility to set patient liability for each code to follow tariff rules or have a specific setting

• Fee type 'Flag' added

Find Account

• Sort columns by clicking on column heading

Multiple Practice names using a single database

• Each licensed practitioner can print documents with his/her Practice Name on the letter head

Tarrif (Fee Scale) Manager

• Unlimited number of fee scales

• Each fee scale has its own rules which are automatically followed by any accountants using the selected Fee Scale

Transactions

• Fields for 3rd EDI service provider

• Last ICD10 - button to select ICD10 Code from previous transaction

• Query tab to extract filtered information from enquiry

Medical Aid Manager

• Provision for 3rd EDI service provider

• EDI activation code independent of Medical Aid Code

• Field available for Administrator Name

Month/Year End

Add Interest on overdue accounts

• Interest is added to accounts based on the Tariff (Fee Scale) setting for the account. This means that different interest rates after different periods can be used for the various tariffs (fee scales)