{"id":1776,"date":"2025-07-31T20:27:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T10:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praktika.com.au\/blog\/?p=1776"},"modified":"2025-07-31T20:27:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T10:27:22","slug":"praktikas-newsletter-july-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praktika.com.au\/blog\/praktikas-newsletter-july-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Praktika’s Newsletter July 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are excited to share some highlights of our latest developments with you. In this newsletter, we will showcase new features in Praktika designed to help your practice reduce waiting times between appointments and minimise the risk of running behind schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patient self check-In<\/strong>
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We\u2019re excited to introduce a new feature, Patient Self Check-In.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patients can now check in using the QR code on their phone when they arrive to the clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All you need to do:
– Go to Management > Appointments tab
– Scroll down and click \u201cView Self Check-in Screen\u201d – Print and display the QR Code at reception<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When a patient has checked in, the appointment will be marked as Arrived both in the Appointment Book <\/strong>and in the Arrivals List<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

?? Note: Your online booking system must be enabled for this feature to work.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Automatically email patient medical forms after the online booking<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To streamline routine tasks and allow patients to complete paperwork in advance, you can automatically email medical forms to patients after they make an online booking. To enable this feature, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Go to Management > Online Booking and select \u201cSend Patient Medical Form after Successful Booking\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Choose the criteria for sending the forms, such as sending to all patients or only specific groups (e.g., new patients or those who last filled out the form over 12 months ago).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Personalise the subject line and message of the email template by selecting \u201cUse custom email template and subject for patent form email sent after successful booking\u201d check box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alternatively, you can email the patient medical forms in bulk via the Appointments Report <\/strong>– just select the patients listed in the report and click Email Online Form<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hide the totals paid displayed on the screen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To keep sensitive financial information private, you can now hide the totals paid by patient displayed on your screen. This option is perfect for clinics that want to maintain discretion during patient interactions, especially when sharing the screen at the front desk or in the surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As shown on the screenshot above, simply untick the \u201cShow Totals Paid<\/strong>\u201d checkbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\n\n\n\n \n  <\/td>\n \n \n That\u2019s it for now, but more new features and updates are coming. Please feel\n free to reach out with questions or feedback.<\/p>\n \n
\n <\/p>\n \n How to stay in touch?<\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n