Thank you, 

Med-Access is a data gathering program for a medical professional
who needs to collect, organize and communicate the "Who, what ,
when and where" information for the patients they see as they work
outside their office. 

We hope that Med-Access will significantly improve your handling of
patient data. We want to insure that your introduction to the
Newton PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) and to our program,
Med-Access, is as painless as possible.  The enclosed programs are
demonstration versions that are functional up until the date shown
on the first screen. 

Please, read the enclosed Software License for this product. Using
this product is a statement that you have agreed to the conditions
of that license. Do not use the product if you are unwilling to
agree to the license. This is an agreement required by Apple
Computer and by ProAccess Systems Inc. 

The program package includes the main program, "Med-Access", and a
utility program, "Nstall Med Data",  for initial setup. The utility
program can be removed after installation to save memory space. 
You can download both programs to the PDA using  Apple's
"Connection Kit" software. On the Macintosh you can also use the
"Newton Package Installer" from Apple or a third party program such
as "Newton Package Downloader". The Windows version of the "Newton
Package Installer" is not yet available in July of 94, but is said
to be in the pipeline. 

After the download, reset the PDA, either with a software program
such as Reboot! or by removing the battery door and pressing the
reset button with the stylus. This is recommended to clear possible
problems that sometimes arise due to the down- loading procedure. 
Med-Access has a reboot button in the Communication Screen.

Run the program "Nstall Med Data" first.  

Install three types of data. 

Install DEMO patient data - Optional. This loads two sample
patients that can be unloaded later without affecting any "real"
data you enter while learning the program. 

Install Word Lists - these are eight lists of words and phrases
that you can customize for your own use. They are needed to use the
program. 

Install Help - Optional. The program has a built-in help system. 
Every object on the screen has a text description to describe what
it is and how to use it. Each screen has a button with a question
mark. Tap the "?" button and then tap any other button or object on
the screen to see the help message for the unknown button. Later,
when you feel comfortable with the program, you can delete the help
system and reclaim 2 or 3K bytes of memory space.

You should be ready to use the Med-Access program. Remember the
Help system if you get in trouble. 

OVERVIEW: 
You can create a record for a new patient by tapping "New Patient"
	and filling out a "Who" form. 
Each patient has a record which is a set of encounters. 
You can add a new empty encounter form to the existing encounters
	by tapping "Existing Patient" and then picking the desired name
	from a list. 
Each encounter form has several parts:  Notes/Diagnosis,
	Procedures, and Prescription. 
Encounters are kept in chronological order  and can be reviewed and
	edited. 
During data entry of an encounter, common words and technical
	phrases can be entered by picking from several lists. 
New or revised encounters can be faxed or printed  in the
	"Communication" screen in one big batch job rather than one at a
	time. 
Patients and encounters can be beamed from one Newton to another. 

We have written a detailed User's Guide with a highly illustrated
training session. It will lead you through the data entry process.
If you would like a copy of this User's Guide, please write us,
leave a voice message or (better) send us a fax request for the
User's Guide.  We will get it out to you immediately. 

We are in the testing stage now (Oct 94) and expect to ship the
first version of Med-Access in Nov 1994.  See the enclosed file
"testers.txt" if you are interested in working with us in the
future development of Med-Access. 

We are also looking for a marketing organization to handle
distribution. If you would like to see this software modified to
work with your desktop database, then contact our company. 

Release notes for MedAccess, 
Version 0.990 (1st release).  10/1/94
Version 0.991  10/6/94 - fixed fax problem on Model 100, 
	improved memory usage, sped up fax preparation process.
Version 0.992 . 10/7/92  minor changes
Version 0.993 . 10/8/92  minor changes.
Version 0.994   10/17/94 Major changes. New "Lab" page. Much 
	better use of heap memory(Help system can be kept resident). 
	Faster access to word lists. 
Version 0.994a  11/22/94 minor bugs fixed.
******* Med-Access, medical software for Apple's Newton PDA. 
Copyright ) 1994 
ProAccess Systems Inc. 
2004 Pompton Drive 
Austin, Texas 78757 
(512) 458 1855 voice and fax
