From: Dr Brian Conway
Sent: Sun 8/04/2007 12:57 PM
To: Glen Kleidon
Subject: Addresses in Alltalk
>> Hi Glen,
>> I note the address tab on Alltalk and on the right click for AVP only has 4 addresses in it. What are these, can more be added?
This is an important new feature. The Alltalk address book now allows Practices to maintain their own contact and doctor Details. These details will be published on the Alltalk Server.
The advantages are:
a) Service Providers and Other doctors will be automatically notified when doctors join or leave the practice.
b) Specify to providers and others how you want your name to appear (eg "Dr Fred Smith", rather than Dr Manfred Smith, Dr M Smith, Dr F Smith)
c) Allows others to find your AllTalk address with ease.
In versions after 1.1.1.82, AllTalks Organisations tab (previously blank) has been replaced by Organisations And Entities Tab. Click on Edit on this tab to add organisations and Doctors. This allows you to add Doctors and Addresses for YOUR practice. These get automatically uploaded to the server and become visible to all others on that Server.
Each day, AllTalk Client will request the latest Address file which and automatically updates the AllTalk and AVP address books.
So in answer to your question, you cant Add other doctors to the address book, only THEY can. As more and more practices begin to use AVP, the address file will automatically grow AND more importantly, be kept up to date by the owner of the practice.
>> What is the Manage Email Recipients in tools on Alltalk for?
Alltalk Client can connect to a Standard Email server (Local Microsoft Email server, or external eg Bigpond, Optus, DODO etc). This allows Alltalk to accept PKI email and standard email messages. The purposes of which are:
a) To emulate other downloading software that uses PKI (eg Argus) for both transmission and receiving. IE Alltalk can send encrypted Email (PKI) via a normal email account.
b) To support some of the older technologies used by the EQuery 2 Server which included
i) Zipmail: This is a rudimentary email encryption using Password Protected zip files via standard Email
ii) Standard Email: for notifications.
c) Forward Non health messages (eg Pictures, Word Docs, PDF) to a standard email account. For messages that Aren't PIT or HL7, instead of sending these to a folder where they may be missed, Alltalk can forward them to an email address instead where they can be managed by the practice manager or nominated doctor.
>> What are the Zipmail passwords for?
Again, Zipmail is a way to send password protected files to someone who does not have AllTalk. You can specify the zip password in this section, then using AVP, send a PIT, HL7 or Rich Text to a pre-arranged email address. At the recipients end, the file arrives as an attachment which they have to Unzip using the password specified. For obvious reasons, this method requires that you pre-arrange this with the recipient and should only be used if there is no other possible method.
>> Dr Brian Conway
>> MBBS, B.Med Sc, DCH, FRACP
>> Consultant Paediatrician
>> MBBS, B.Med Sc, DCH, FRACP
>> Consultant Paediatrician
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