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To get the best from Access Anaesthetics, you should always have the latest version of the program and data files. Check the Access Anaesthetics website to see which are the most recent versions. After performing an update, check the versions as described below. If the versions are still not the latest, review the installation instructions or contact us for help.
For program versions of 3.4 or later (March 2004) you can quickly get version information by selecting About Access Anaesthetics from the Help menu, and clicking the Version button.
File name:
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AA97.mde or AA2000.mde
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Function:
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This is the file which contains all the functions of Access Anaesthetics. It is the file which is used to start up the system. When updating, you need the latest version of this file, but do not require any earlier versions. So if you currently have version 2.8 and the latest version is 3.3, you only need the latest version. You don't need any of the versions in between.
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Version:
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On any menu, click Help > About Access Anaesthetics > Version. The version number is shown in the first item listed. (Item 4 shows the MS Access version you are using and item 5 shows whether or not the Access runtime version is being used.)
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| Note: | If you have MS Access 2002 (Access XP), you will use the AA2000.mde file. |
File name:
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AAItems2002_Nov.mdb (for example)
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Function:
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This file contains the Medicare schedule, the RVG schedule, the links between the MBS and RVG schedules, the list of RVG modifiers, a list of miscellaneous fee rates, and the postcodes database.
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Version:
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From the Main Menu, click File Management Menu. The version of the current items file is shown as the name of the Items file (3rd row). The version is simply the year and month the file was released. Further information can be obtained by clicking the Select an Items File button. Then select a file in the window to view its contents. (The V3.3 information at the end of the line may be ignored.)
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File name:
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AAFundsWithRVG.mdb
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Function:
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This contains all the specific fees or calculation factors for each item for each health fund.
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Version:
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On any menu, click Tools > Health Fund Fees. The version is a date shown in blue type at the top of the form just to the right of the Health Fund Fee Schedules title.
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File name:
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AAUser.mdb for single users, DoctorName.aau for multiuser installations.
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Function:
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This file contains all the patient account data and provider setup options.
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Version:
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From the Main Menu, click File Management Menu. The version of the current User file is shown at the end of the 2nd row in the format V3.3.
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File name:
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AASite.mdb - exists only for multiuser installations.
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Function:
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This file contains all the data which is likely to be common to all users in a multiuser environment such as hospital and surgeons names, health funds, banks and so on.
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Version:
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From the Main Menu, click File Management Menu. The version of the current Site file is shown at the end of the 4th row in the format V3.3.
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