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ViewPoint 6.0, which began its release in
the summer of 2008, has many exciting
enhancements including the following:
- Tracking for multiple professionals (for example, oral surgeon)
- Electronic Health History to allow patients to enter information on-line
or in your office
- Personal Stacks feature
- ACH and PIN Debit support
- Correspondence History displayed in Treatment Chart
- Ability to sign Treatment Chart entries
- Operatory Display split into two sections: Waiting and Seated
- Many VP Imaging enhancements, including hue, saturation, and gamma
controls, red-eye removal, and an improved image viewer
- SmartCeph! (see below)

SmartCeph is an
innovative program that may change the way
you think about cephalometric analysis.
SmartCeph uses the latest technology to
incorporate easy-to-use guided tracing,
making your life easier. When using
SmartCeph, you trace by structure and use
unique tools for positioning and rotating.
SmartCeph automatically selects and
positions each structure to be traced. You
can then fine tune individual points if you
wish, although the analysis results don't
require this. You also have the ability to
calibrate your ceph to account for any
magnification, as well as superimpose
multiple time points by plane, structure, or
manually align them on the fly. Not only
does SmartCeph's structure-based digitizing
approach greatly reduce your digitizing
time, SmartCeph also introduces a new and
valuable feature no other program offers a
third option between just looking at the
ceph and fully digitizing it. By overlaying
the proper Bolton Standard
on your ceph, you are able to position it
any way you wish to quickly determine or
confirm your case conclusions. And with
SmartCeph, there is no additional cost for a
multi-user license or your digital x-ray
integration.

The National Provider Identifier is a government-issued, standard identification number for health care providers that will be required by federal law to be included on all electronic transactions like electronic claims, eligibility verifications, claims status inquiries, and claim attachments no later than May 23, 2007. Many dental plans may require NPIs on paper claim submissions as well. We have incorporated the new NPI-compliant ADA2006 forms into ViewPoint 5.0, available through AutoUpdate. For more information, click here:
http://www.orthoii.com/KB/KW/Ortho2-ViewPoint/Insurance/KB-000944.asp. For more information on including the NPI number on your electronic insurance submissions, click here:
http://www.orthoii.com/KB/KW/Ortho2-ViewPoint/Insurance/KB-000941.asp
The Vista version matters!
ViewPoint 6.0 will run smoothly on Windows
Vista Business and Windows Vista
Ultimate. Do not attempt to run
ViewPoint with other Vista versions. Certain
features of ViewPoint rely on devices and
drivers provided by third-party
manufacturers. Please be aware that
VP Reminder does not yet
function in Windows Vista because
the Vista compatible supported telephony
devices have not yet been released by the
manufacturer. Please do not use Windows
Vista on any computers that uses this
device. We will update this statement as
this driver becomes available and has been
tested.
Windows Vista is available in both 32
bit and 64 bit versions. ViewPoint runs
well in either version. However, it appears
that many companies are focusing on their 32
bit drivers first. This means that customers
who elect to implement the 64 bit version of
Vista as soon as possible may experience
problems with various devices such as
scanners, printers, etc. Our current advice
for those wishing to implement Vista soon is
to use the 32 bit version. If you wish to
use the 64 bit version, we recommend you
wait for the 64 bit drivers to be ready.
Also, be aware that we recommend at least 4
GB of memory for machines running the 64 bit
version of Vista. VP Fingerprint will
only work with 32 bit at this time. Office 2007
Microsoft has also released an updated
version of its Office products, including
Microsoft Word. The user interface has been
completely redesigned and looks entirely
different from previous versions. Here are
some things to keep in mind if you choose to
upgrade to the newest version:
- Office 2007, by default, installs a
normal.dotm template. At this time you
must manually rename this template to
normal.dot in order for the ViewPoint
word merge to function.
- The word merge works with the new
docx format, but be advised that older
versions of Word do not recognize this
format. There is an add-in available for
Word 2003, but it has not been fully
tested yet.
- The ePad integration (VP Signature)
works with Office 2007 on Windows XP
SP2. (ePad driver version 6.22)
- The email integration also works
with Word 2007.


More ViewPoint Seminars! Responding to customer demand, we
have doubled the number of free "ViewPoint Operations" seminars held in our corporate headquarters in Ames, Iowa.
You now have 10 sessions to choose from
throughout the year. For complete details, phone or e-mail Judy Brown at 800 346-4504, jkb@orthoii.com.


These on-line demos give an overview of the features and functions of ViewPoint practice management software.
View the demo
now!


With new viruses appearing daily, virus protection is critical. We strongly urge you to install virus protection software on every computer in your office and to keep it updated. If your system is not currently protected, please contact your Ortho II Systems Consultant for more information about protecting your critical data and operating files.


Auto-Update ViewPoint:
AutoUpdate uses the Internet to update ViewPoint software to the current version on a particular machine. This will allow us to post bug fixes and enhancements, so that you can get them immediately! To run AutoUpdate, first make sure you are connected to the Internet, then click !Help in the ViewPoint Toolbar and select AutoUpdate.
New: Auto-Update Server
With the release of ViewPoint 3.0 Build 1862, AutoUpdate now optionally allows updates to be downloaded to just one computer designated as the "AutoUpdate
Server". The updates are then
distributed to all other machines in
your network from this computer.
This helps make updating your
workstations faster and easier.
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