MedLook Weekly Tip For 08/07/2006

In MedLook 3.0 we introduced many new features.  Chief among these are the sub-folders.  Sub-folders are found using the plus sign (+) to the left of most of the folders.  This is exactly how Windows Explorer (aka My Computer) and MS Outlook work.  A host of other Windows applications also work this same way.

MedLook has sub-folders for the following folders:  Patients, Doctors, Procedure Codes, Insurance Carriers, Diagnosis Codes, Office Reports, Office Labels, Billing, Helpers and Appointments.  The last five folders have always had sub-folders.  The new sub-folders add an interesting set of features to MedLook.  These folders have single click dynamic reports that allow you to quickly see information that is not readily available through a standard report and then to drill into one of the folders itself.  For instance, Patients has a Patient Due sub-folder that lists the patients sorted by the amount each patient has outstanding.  Double clicking any of the patients listed results with the patients account being opened up in the Patient dialogs.  More on this later.

A right click anywhere in the folder list area will invoke the SubFolder Selection dialog.  This dialog allows you to enable or disable the sub-folders for display.  For instance, if you don’t use the appointment scheduler then you could disable all of the "Schedule" related folders so they won’t appear in your list.  You can always enable a hidden sub-folder at a later time using the same approach.

In future eTips we will discuss the sub-folders and what they do at more length.  They offer some very powerful reports at a single simple click.

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