What's New in Utilities?

Vision 3 release DLM 890 contains the following new features for Utilities:

• Setting Up LibreOffice Template Letters
• Editing LibreOffice Templates
• Re-creating Microsoft Word Templates in LibreOffice
• LibreOffice Merge Fields

• Word Templates - Wherever you are selecting from the list of Word templates in Vision 3, you are now offered templates with both .doc and .docx extensions.

• Within Vision+, the new QOF management and practice protocol tool introduced in DLM 450, you can also create letter templates for recalls and mail merges. These templates cannot be set up in the Word Processing module here and must be done from the Practice Reports module (in the Reporting menu of the Vision 3 front screen).

Drug Dictionary Utilities Changes:

• From DLM 400, Vision no longer uses the Multilex drug dictionary provided by First Data Bank for prescribing and decision support in Vision software. In its place is an enhanced dm+d drug dictionary called Gemscript which has been developed by both VISION and a Cegedim company called RESIP.
• Therapy Rebuild option has now been removed from Drug Dictionary Utilities. This is because it is now run automatically when you receive a new drug dictionary update.
• The select action group prompt which displayed when adding items to the formulary has been removed as it is no longer relevant for the Gemscript drug Dictionary.

• New Mail Merge Fields - Practice Fax number merge field and the following patient clinical merge fields are now available when creating a letter template: PATIENT_Mobile_No, PATIENT_NHS_Number_No_Spaces, PATIENT_LMP, PATIENT_EDD, PATIENT_Pregnant, PATIENT_Total_Cholesterol, PATIENT_HDL, PATIENT_LDL, PATIENT_Triglycerides, PATIENT_Height, PATIENT_Weight, PATIENT_BMI, PATIENT_BP, PATIENT_Smoking, PATIENT_Alcohol.

• You are now able to add UBRN (unique booking number for eReferrals) to a referral letter template in Utilities - Word Processor, see Merge Fields for details.