Medisoft Tools and Utilities


File Repair Tools
When doing data repair, there are various tools which you will need to utilize. Below is a list of some of these tools, as well as a brief description of what each tool does.

 

The easiest and best thing you can do for your Medisoft data is to regularly run "File Maintenance" as described below.  Consider it PM for your PM!

File Maintenance: File Maintenance is available within the Medisoft program under the File Menu. The options most often used for File Repair are Rebuild Indexes, Pack Data, and Recalculate Balances.

Note: Do NOT "Purge Data" unless you really know what you're doing!

See the screen shot below for example:

Medisoft File Maintenance Rebuild Indexes
Medisoft File Maintenance Rebuild Indexes

 

FindBadTables.exe

FindBadTables is a utility to see which tables in your practice are bad.

Note: It only works for Medisoft v12 and higher. (even though it says it's only for v12)

Medisoft FindBadTables.exe
Medisoft FindBadTables.exe

 

RepairData.exe

Use this to repair the tables that "FindBadTables.exe" said were bad.  After running this, go back to FindBadTables.exe and verify everything is corrected.

Medisoft RepairData.exe
Medisoft RepairData.exe


 
MediUtils: MediUtils is a combination of several separate utilities into one. This utility is automatically installed when Medisoft is installed.  You must have the practice username and password to use this utility.

 
Power Tools: This utility allows you to change the chart number for a patient. This utility is automatically installed when Medisoft is installed.
 
ADTFix: The ADTFix utility is only necessary if the header of a data file has become corrupted. ADTFix v1.6 can be found at devzone.advantagedatabase.com, click Code Central, then Tools, and ADTFix Delphi.

http://devzone.advantagedatabase.com/CodeCentral/Project.aspx?ProjID=76


 

Medisoft MediUtils.exe
Medisoft MediUtils.exe

Advantage Data Architect (ARC32): ARC32 is used to open up the raw advantage data tables, and allows you to manipulate the data from outside the Medisoft program. It will also allow you to see and manipulate the data structure for Medisoft data tables. ARC32 also allows you to run SQL statements on data sets. Advantage v8 is available for download on
the VAR CD or on devzone.advantagedatabase.com. If running Medisoft v12 SP2, must update Advantage to v8.1. This can be found at devzone.advantagedatabase.com, click Product Download, then 8.1, and Advantage Data Architect.

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