MedicalDirector’s Day Surgery module can be used as a stand-alone application or in conjunction with Bluechip. The following instructions describe how to install Day Surgery in conjunction with Bluechip. Instructions for installing Day Surgery as a stand-alone application are also available.

Before You Begin

In order to run Day Surgery, you must have Microsoft Access installed and ensure that its ‘Macro Settings’ have been enabled.  The procedure for doing this varies between versions of Access. Please consult your Systems Administrator if you require assistance.

Installing Day Surgery on the Server Computer

1.      Insert the Day Surgery disc to your computer’s CD drive. If you are prompted by windows to take any action, ignore/cancel it.

2.      On your computer’s C: drive, create a folder called DS*. You will eventually copy the Day Surgery files from the disc to this folder, as explained following.

o      MedicalDirector’s naming conventions for the Day Surgery folder dictate that NSW is the only State where the folder is named ‘DS’. All other states include a suffix: VIC = DSV, DSQ = QLD, DSS = SA, DSA = ACT, DSW = WA.

 

3.      Navigate to the Day Surgery disc.

4.      Locate and copy the three Day Surgery database files: DS Data.mde, DS Episodes.mde, DS.mdb.

o      If your Windows has been configured to hide file extensions, you will only see the file names of DS Data, DS Episodes, and DS.

 

5.      Navigate back to the new DS folder you created and paste the three Day Surgery files into it.

6.      Right-click each file, select ‘properties’, and then from the Properties window that appears, ensure the Read-only check box is unticked.

 

7.      Replace the current permissions on the DS folder and its contents to ensure that all users have Full Control. Please consult your Systems Administrator is you require assistance with this procedure.

8.      Open Bluechip.

9.      Within Bluechip select Setup > Practice > Links > Day Surgery. The Day Surgery Setup window appears.

 

10.   Tick the Link Bluechip to Day Surgery check box.

11.   Locate the Day Surgery Database path, and click the associated button, and then browse to the DS folder you created earlier, and select the DS.mdb file. Click to continue.

o      You should now see that the Day Surgery database has been found, as indicated above. If this window indicates that MS ACCESS cannot be found or is not installed, contact MedicalDirector Customer Service now for assistance.

 

12.   Open a patient’s record.

13.   Click  Day Surgery will be opened in MS Access.

o      If prompted to create a new Episode, click

o      If prompted with the following ‘error’ message, click  The path it refers to will be defined in the following steps.

 

14.   Within Access, select the Add-Ins tab.

 

15.   On the Add-Ins tab, select Advanced > Relink Databases > Episodes.

16.   When prompted, navigate to the DS folder you created earlier, and then click the Open button. You should be prompted that the link has been made successfully.

 

17.   Repeat this process for DS Data.

o      You can check that the linking has been successful by selecting Advanced > Relink Databases > Show Links.

 

This concludes installing and configuring Day Surgery for the Server Computer.

Installing Day Surgery on a Workstation Computer

1.      Insert the Day Surgery disc to your computer’s CD drive. If you are prompted by windows to take any action, ignore/cancel it.

2.      On your computer’s C: drive, create a folder called DS*. You will eventually copy the Day Surgery files from the CD to this folder, as explained following.

o      MedicalDirector’s naming conventions for the Day Surgery folder dictate that NSW is the only State where the folder is named ‘DS’. All other states include a suffix: VIC = DSV, DSQ = QLD, DSS = SA, DSA = ACT, DSW = WA.

 

3.      Navigate to the Day Surgery disc.

4.      Locate and copy these Day Surgery database files: DS Data.mde, DS.mdb.

o      If your Windows has been configured to hide file extensions, you will only see the file names of DS Data and DS, without the extensions.

 

5.      Navigate back to the new DS folder you created and paste the three Day Surgery files into it.

6.      Right-click each file, select ‘properties’, and then from the Properties window that appears, ensure the Read-only check box is unticked.

 

7.      Replace the current permissions on the DS folder and its contents to ensure that all users have Full Control. Please consult your Systems Administrator is you require assistance with this procedure.

8.      Open Bluechip.

9.      Within Bluechip select Setup > Practice > Links > Day Surgery. The Day Surgery Setup window appears.

 

10.   Tick the Link Bluechip to Day Surgery check box.

11.   Click the  button, and then browse to the DS folder you created earlier, and select the DS.mdb file. Click to continue.

o      You should now see that the Day Surgery database has been found, as indicated above. If this window indicates that MS ACCESS cannot be found or is not installed, contact MedicalDirector Customer Service now for assistance.

 

12.   Open a patient’s record.

13.   Click  Day Surgery will be opened in MS Access.

o      If prompted to create a new Episode, click

o      If prompted with the following ‘error’ message, click  The path it refers to will be defined in the following steps.

 

14.   Within Access, select the Add-Ins tab.

 

15.   On the Add-Ins tab, select Advanced > Relink Databases > Episodes.

16.   When prompted, navigate to the DS folder you created earlier, and then click the Open button. You should be prompted that the link has been made successfully.

 

o      You can check that the linking has been successful by selecting Advanced > Relink Databases > Show Links.

 

This concludes installing and configuring Day Surgery for the Workstation Computer.