Instructions for downloading reports via Healthlink

Downloading Reports Via HealthLink

Nelson Bays will send your reports to you via HealthLink, as some of them contain patient names and addresses.
You will be advised by Nelson Bays Primary Health when a new set of reports is available to downloa

1. Go to the computer that runs HealthLink (probably your server).

2. Click Start then All Programs then HealthLink SIX then HMS Client Application.

You may also find that there is a shortcut to the HMS Client Application on your desktop ˆ in which case you could just double-click on this instead of going through the Start menu.

This will connect to your HealthLink mailbox and send and receive any messages and files that are waiting.  Wait a couple of minutes to give it time to download everything, thenΣ

3. Double-click the My Computer shortcut on your desktop. 

4. Double-click on Local Disk (C:) .

5. Double-click on the HLINK folder.

6. Double-click on the FF_IN folder.

7. Double-click on the NELSNPHO folder.

This is the folder where your reports should be located. 

The files will be named:

• (nelsnpho)NBPH_Updates_PracticeName_MonthYear.xls (this comes at the start of each quarter)
• (nelsnpho)NBPH_Reg_Analysis_PracticeName_MonthYear.xls (this comes at the start of each quarter)
• (nelsnpho)NBPH_FFS_ PracticeName_MonthYear.xls (this comes at the 20th of each month)

Where PracticeName is a shortened version of your practice name, and MonthYear is the month and year for which the report applies.

If you require assistance, please phone Nathan on 03 539 1659.

Adapted from a user guide provided by Karo Data Management.