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Goodbye Windows 10, it’s been great
After 14 October 2025, Microsoft will no longer provide free software updates from Windows Update, technical assistance, or security fixes for Windows 10. Your PC will not stop working, but it will no longer be able to be adequately secured. Provided you have a supported version of Windows 10, there is no license cost to upgrade your computer. However the...
What’s new with Best Practice Spectra
The ‘What’s New” document that ships with each new version of Best Practice has lots of gems. If you don’t already you should make a habit of reading that. Here two absolute gems in the BP Spectra...
BP Spectra SP1 is due for installation before 1 March 2025
The reason why this date of 1 March 2025 is set is shown here https://kb.bpsoftware.net/bppremier/spectra/Clinical/Immunisations/RecordImmunisations.htm The Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) is introducing mandatory changes to simplify the Vaccine Type field. Effective from 01 March 2025, only the...
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Essential Info
Data breach response plan
This page could save your business Create a data breach response plan customised to your business.Specifically suitable for private medical practices or other small businesses with a single manager. Company...
Multi Factor Authentication (MFA / 2FA / Duo)
Take your security to the next layer Small companies make up 71% of all data breaches, and of that group 95% of the data breaches are caused by simple human...
Safety cards
Printable safety cards Download and print email safety cards to pin up around your practice.The tips listed are a great start to keep safe from email scams. If you’re ever...
Book Your Free Practice Health Checkup
Book Your Free Practice Health Checkup For more tips and how-to’s, visit our tech blog We are thrilled to offer a new Practice Health Checkup with our Practice Liaison Officer...
Recent News
SQL Server upgrade
SQL Server is the Microsoft database server that runs underneath Best Practice, Medical Director and many other systems. The free version of SQL Server is sufficient until your medical database...
Scam Costs – the courts decide
Disclaimer (IANAL). We are not lawyers and you should not take legal advice from your IT provider. Recently there was a ‘Negligence’ court case in WA that centered around email...
New Year, New Threats – What’s Your Patient Data Protection Score?
New Year, New Threats For more tips and how-to’s, visit our tech blog Every Financial Year, the Australian Cyber Security Centre posts their Cyber Threat report and everyone working in...
2022 – That’s a wrap from us at Health IT!
2022 – That’s a wrap from us at Health IT For more tips and how-to’s, visit our tech blog What a year it was! Not only did you have to...