HealthLink SmartForms Update – October 2025

Why This Matters

HealthLink has introduced significant updates to its SmartForms and eReferral system to improve clinical accuracy and usability. These changes, effective 1 October 2025, are based on feedback from healthcare professionals and aim to make referrals more efficient and informative.

Key Enhancements

1. Expanded Social History Field

The Social History section now supports up to 4,500 characters (previously 180), allowing clinicians to provide richer patient context.

2. Improved Medication Display

Medication details are now clearer and more clinically accurate:
- Includes active ingredients, brand name, strength, and form (where supported by PMS).
- PMS-specific improvements:
  - MedicalDirector Clinical: Strength added (requires July 2025 MD Ref update).
  - Bp Premier: Active ingredients displayed.
  - Communicare: Medication form (e.g., tablet, drops) shown.
Removed unused Dose and Units columns to reduce confusion; instructions now show prescribed dose and units.

3. Dates for Medical Conditions

Replaced unused “Code” column with Date, improving clinical relevance.
For integrated PMS users, dates of onset for current conditions will auto-populate (except Shexie).

New Form Development Features

Better handling of special characters in forms.
Ability to make Measurements table mandatory.
Hyperlinks in guidance pop-ups for quick access to resources.
Customizable text fields and text areas with defined sizes.

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