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 fully 
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 (heap) space. In version 0.994 and later ,the
Help system doesn't use any significant memory space. It can be removed but that
is not required for serious use.

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, Lab
		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 . 10/7/94  minor changes
Version 0.993 . 10/8/94  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.
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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 
