Your OfficePro was setup with all of the initial options that you specified in your free trial sign up process. There are still some tasks that will be required to make sure you are ready to take advantage of all that OfficePro has to offer.
You will need to make sure that your system is configured with all of the appropriate information for your practice. This manual will walk you through these steps.
If you have any questions during the setup process please feel free to contact support via email at support@NaturaeSoft.com . You may also reach us by phone at (970) 947-9170 then select option 2.
The configuration of OfficePro requires a lot of data; NaturaeSoft has provided you with the basics so that you are up and running as fast as possible. But you will still want to know how to manage each aspect of your system as well as customize the settings to your practice’s needs.
Configuration steps for Admin Setup
- Admin Setup
- Business information
b. Providers
c. Users
d. Schedule Settings
e. Email & Document Settings
f. Add Ons
- Visits
Admin - General Settings
Setting up your business information
NaturaeSoft will typically set this information up from the information that you provided when activating your account. You can easily edit the practice information directly from your Admin interface. Click on the edit button to manage your practice information.
Please fill out this form completely. Your setting here will be used throughout OfficePro to populate basic practice information onto forms and communications.
Provider Administration
Providers (health care professionals) are the foundation of OfficePro and they are what the scheduling & reporting systems are built around. Your OfficePro system is setup with only a limited number of provider schedules based on the providers you specified during the sign up process. If you need to add any additional provider schedules you will need to speak with a NaturaeSoft sales representative.
There is some additional information that should be added for each provider. To add this information click on the
to the right of the provider's name in the Providers area of the Practice tab
Please enter the following information:
• Full Name
• Nick Name
• Color
• Credential (Degrees)
• License#, NPI #, TaxID #
• Email & Phone
• User Name & Password
Here are some hints on filling out this form.
• The Nickname for each provider will be the Name that you will see on all of the navigational elements in OfficePro. Please keep it Short but also something that is representative of the provider.
• The color will be suggested for you but you can change the provider’s color by clicking the palette picture.
• Email is required and it should be set to the email account that the provider would like to receive their schedules and correspondence from the clinic.
Provider Schedule
Once you have completed entering your provider info you will need to add the provider’s schedule for each day of the week. Setting the providers schedule will block off the times in the schedule that the provider is not on duty with grey. You will still be allowed to schedule during these times but it is useful to communicate with your front desk staff when all of your providers are in and out of the office. To set the provider's schedule simply click the "Schedule" with the provider's color in the Providers area. Leave the schedule time blank if the provider is not in for that day. Make sure to add an out time for every day that there is a time in.
User Administration
User accounts allow access to your system. You will want to setup a user account for each of the staff members that you wish to have access to the system.
Setting up user accounts
To add a user account, on the Admin > General Settings page in the Users section click the
button.
Edit User
A new user access system has been implemented in OfficePro 3.0. Now instead of having only 3 types of access labeled Front Desk, Provider and Administrative, you have the ability instead to give access to certain features of the system to certain users. You can access this new feature in the General Settings of the Admin area:
- Open the “Edit User” screen by by clicking the
button to the right of the user’s name that you want to edit.
- You will be on the “User Info: tab
- You will now see a field labeled strength which will show you the strength of your password based on how hard it would be to replicate.
- Go to the “Security” tab of the “Edit User screen.
- At the top of the Security tab is a field marked User Access. There is one check box in this field marked Administrator. If you check this box for a user, they will have access to all areas of OfficePro. If you want to give complete access to a user to all areas of OfficePro you need only to check this box. If you want to limit the user’s access to certain areas of OfficePro, this box should remain unchecked.
- The next field is “List Access” In this area there are 4 checkboxes:
- Patients – Checking this box will allow the user access to the patient search function and view the patient list.
- Products – Checking the box will allow the user to access the Product Admin area. It also allows access to Purchase Order Administration.
- Services – Checking this box allows the user access to the Services Admin area.
- DX Codes – Checking this box allows the user access to the Diagnosis Code Admin area.
- The next field is “Accounting Access.” In this area there are 2 check boxes.
- Encounter – Checking this box allows access to encounters.
- Financials – Checking this box allows for access to financial reports.
- The next field is “Scheduling Access.” In this area there are 2 check boxes.
- Scheduling – Allows the user to add and edit visits
- Email Reminders – Allows the user to send email visit reminders to patient.
- The next field is “Add on Access.” This area has 3 check boxes.
- ChartPro – Checking this box allows user to access electronic charting if you have ordered this module for your OfficePro.
- PlanPro – Allows access to Treatment Plans in OfficePro.
- BillPro – Allows access to insurance billing if you have ordered this module for your OfficePro.
Users vs. Providers
User accounts are setup separately from providers in order to allow for better security management. Each time you add a provider to your system a User Account is automatically created for them. When they are deactivated their user account is deleted so that they cannot have access to the system.
Setting up rooms & resources
You can now setup Rooms and Resources for scheduling in your OfficePro system. Rooms and resources allow you to designate where a visit will occur and what limited resources are going to be necessary for an appointment.
When you add a provider a room will be added for the provider. This will be designated the providers default Room and all visits with the provider will, by default, be set to be in their room.
You can setup rooms to match the layout of your clinic. If you have 4 beds in your office for patients then you may want to setup 4 rooms for yourself in the system. This will allow for you to manage the beds with separate schedules creating a virtual overlap of patient on the schedule.
Schedule Settings
Your Schedule can be customized and color coded to allow for greater usability. In order to access your schedule customization options, go to the Schedule tab on the Admin > General Settings page.
Visit Types
Visit Types can be used to color code and organize your schedule. You can customize the visit types provided, or add your own.
Time Interval
The Time Interval setting sets the time interval for each block on the schedule. Setting the time interval to 15 minutes will enlarge each schedule view to allow you to see shorter visits with greater clarity.
“Setup Suggestion”
If you see patients in 30-60 minute blocks choose the 30 minute interval.
If you see patients in 10-30 minute blocks, choose the 15 minute time interval.
Email Settings
OfficePro has included in it powerful PDF document creation capabilities and email messaging functionality. Both of these systems can be customized to match the branding and professional image of your clinic.
Email Setup
The OfficePro system sends out emails on your behalf in order to automate some tedious daily management and communication tasks. In order to harness OfficePro’s email capabilities you will need to setup the OfficePro system with your outgoing SMTP email server information from your ISP or your web hosting provider. If you have a NetPro website management console you can use the NetPro SmarterMail Service to send your OfficePro emails.
To get your system configured you will need to put the same SMTP setting that you put into your Outlook or iMail for sending email.
SMTP Server Settings
SMTP Server: This is the SMTP (simple mail transfer protocol) server that is provided by your ISP (Typically this is mail.[yourdomain].com).
Email Account: This is the full email account at the mail server.
Email Name: This is a Name that you want to appear that the email is from (Often good to use your practice name).
My SMTP Server requires authentication: Check this if your server requires you to login to send email.
User Name & Password: The username and password that you have setup with the mail server.
HIPAA Privacy Statement
The HIPAA privacy statement will be placed on the bottom of all outgoing email. You may use the statement provided or replace it with a statement outlined in your practices HIPAA compliance manual.
Other Email Settings
You also have the ability to upload replacement banners for each of the email types that are sent from the system.
Email Banners
You can add a banner to the top of each of your emails. To do so click the Edit Email banners Change button and you will be directed to a page that will allow you to upload 4 different pictures.
There are 4 banner types that you can set. It is alright to use type for more than one. Once an email banner has been loaded in the system you will be able to see it above the add banner box for that type.
Each banner is set to be a specific size.
Visit Reminder Banner – 500px wide and 50-80px tall.
Birthday Card Banner – 500px wide and 50-80px tall.
Treatment Plan Banner – 600px wide and 50-80px tall.
Provider Schedule Banner – 600px wide and 50-80px tall.
Birthday Email Content
You are also able to set the text content of the customer’s birthday email. This is what is seen by your customers when they receive a birthday card through OfficePro’s automated birthday card system. To view the current message you can hold your mouse over the view link. To change the content click the change () button beside Birthday Email Content
The default birthday email content is as follows:
Happy Birthday, as a gift for your special day we would like to offer you 20% off of your next visit or product purchase. We hope that the coming years bring you health and happiness.
The birthday email content should be adjusted to meet your needs. This is a great tool to use to help you make your customers feel like you are thinking about them and encouraging them to come back to your office for a follow up. Many physicians will remind people of their yearly checkup around their birthday.
HIPAA Privacy Statement
As you may know email is not the most secure of communication methods so all email messages must go out with your HIPAA privacy disclaimer. OfficePro has provided you with a simple default message but you can customize it in alignment with your practice’s HIPAA policies by clicking the change button.
All OfficePro generated email items that are sent to your patients will have this statement at the bottom.
This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain sensitive and private or protected health information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender at the above email immediately or at the telephone number listed above. It is also requested that you immediately mail the transmission to the address above. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient.
Document Settings
Your OfficePro PDF document output can be customized with the settings on the Document setup tab. You can upload a GIF or JPG image (650px X 120px) that has your practice information on it, or simply use the data provided by your practice information in OfficePro.
If you select the data option you can still upload a logo to place on the banner near your content.
Sales Tax Settings
Your OfficePro system is empowered with sophisticated sales tax management capabilities. You are able to setup each of the tax jurisdictions that you are responsible to and setup group that will allow you to apply the appropriate taxes to orders which are shipped to areas outside of your tax location.
Add Ons
If you have a Dymo™ 400 or 400 turbo label printer you can set it up for use by downloading and installing the label templates on the computer with the printer attached and then enabling the printing service.