This file summarises changes made between Patient Booking Gateway 4.0.0 and 7.1.2 Run this upgrade only on the computer hosting the Patient Booking Gateway. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enhancements Made 7.1.0 - Added the ability for patients to open telehealth links when added via Front Desk. - When embedded in another webpage using a Smartsoft supplied URL (e.g. clinicname.appointment.mobi), visitors will now be redirected to the standalone Patient Booking Gateway site due to strict third-party cookie blocking in the latest versions of Safari. 7.0.2 - Improved workflow of guest registration process when entering an email that is already in use. 7.0.0 - This version overcomes an issue with some new browsers not allowing cross-site cookies. This only affected embedded sites when the domain name of your website and that of the Patient Booking Gateway were different. This may have prevented some users on some browsers from logging in. *** To comply with new browser security requirements, using an SSL certificate is now compulsory. 6.5.0 - Added an option to change the default order of booking questions from Location > Profession to Profession > Location. - Added an option to load the guest class booking page by adding the following to the URL: /BookingGateway/?bookingtype=class 6.4.1 - Re-engineered loading of the website when embedded to resolve cookie issues with some web browsers. - Optimised site load time on slow internet connections. 6.4.0 - Added the ability to restrict the Patient Booking Gateway to only offer appointments at particular start times. This can be configured in Front Desk > Patient Booking Gateway Configuration > Start Times. - Added the option to reduce the number of required contact details when booking as a guest. This can be configured in Front Desk > Patient Booking Gateway Configuration > Guest Bookings. 6.3.1 Patient Booking Gateway - Changes to the behaviour and presentation of the morning/afternoon/evening buttons on the Next Available Appointment screen to make the selected filter more apparent to users 6.3.0 Patient Booking Gateway - Added the ability to include a Privacy Policy link. This can be added in Front Desk from File > Patient Booking Gateway Configuration > Advanced. - The appointment selection process has now been simplified to make it easier for your patients to find a suitable time. - Minor user interface tweaks. 6.2.1 Patient Booking Gateway - Updated statistics area in the admin portal. - The 'add to calendar' feature now supports time zones for multi-state practices. Time zones are set per practice group in Front Desk. 6.2.0 PATIENT BOOKING GATEWAY - Moved the 'Advanced Search' option to the second step of the booking process. - Improved handling when choosing to login after starting the guest booking process. - Improved prefilling of professions when booking appointments while logged in. 6.1.0 PATIENT BOOKING GATEWAY - Added the ability to export User Login Activity and Appointment Activity Tables 6.0.8 PATIENT BOOKING GATEWAY - Optimised Next Available Appointment search using background pre-processing to reduce search times - When testing email settings via the admin portal, further details are now provided if the test fails. 6.0.7 PATIENT BOOKING GATEWAY - Improvements to graphical user interface 6.0.6 PATIENT BOOKING GATEWAY - Performance improvements 6.0.2 PATIENT BOOKING GATEWAY - Introduced an 'add all to calendar' option that allows a patient to add all their appointments and classes to their calendar. 6.0.0 PATIENT BOOKING GATEWAY - A new uniform design across desktop and mobile site. - Simplified guest and class booking processes and a reduced number of steps required to finalise a booking. - Patients logged into their account will now see all upcoming appointments and classes (if applicable) on a single page. - A new search method allows a patient to set a preferred date and time for their appointment. If this time is not available, nearby alternatives are offered. - Patients can now add appointments to their preferred calendar application. This will provide an on-device reminder 1 hour before the appointment and turn-by turn directions to your practice (on supported devices). - In System Information > Email, added the option to send Patient Booking Gateway invitations using the Smartsoft Email Gateway. This avoids issues with email providers rate limiting users and decreases the possibility of invitations being marked as spam. - Booking statistics now display a breakdown of the total number of new and existing patient bookings. - Added the option to disable patients from adding appointment notes. 5.1.1 PATIENT BOOKING GATEWAY - Improvements to the anti-data mining feature. This feature limits the number of appointment availability options provided to a user in a period time to prevent excessive searches of a practitioner's appointment book. - General performance improvements. 5.1.0 PATIENT BOOKING GATEWAY - A notification will be shown in the Messages tab on the Appointment Book when a patient cancels a group appointment via the Patient Booking Gateway - Further improvements to the efficiency of the booking process - Optimised the mobile site to run faster on low-end smartphones 5.0.6 PATIENT BOOKING GATEWAY - Improved responsiveness of the mobile site when using older devices. 5.0.4 GUEST BOOKINGS - Added option to allow a practitioner to accept Guest Bookings for new and existing patients or only existing patients. GOOGLE TAG MANAGER - Added support for Google Tag Manager allowing users to better integrate the Patient Booking Gateway with Google Analytics. 5.0.3 PATIENT BOOKING GATEWAY - Improved DOB selector on mobile site. - Enhancements made for patients visiting from mobile devices when the gateway is embedded. 5.0.2 PATIENT BOOKING GATEWAY - Streamlined mobile appointment booking process to improve ease of use for your clients using mobile devices. - Speed improvements when searching for an appointment. 5.0.0 PATIENT BOOKING GATEWAY - Added the ability to reorder Booking Locations and Professions. - Added an "Only available for classes" option when setting up practitioners in Patient Booking Gateway Configuration. - Added the ability to reorder group appointment class types. GUEST BOOKINGS - Added mandatory email contact field for guest bookings on the mobile version. BOOKING PROCESS - Added Contact Request page for cases where an existing client attempts to book an appointment while no existing patient appointment types are offered. - The profession will now show during the booking process where there is only one profession available. 4.1.4 APPOINTMENT AND CLASS BOOKINGS - Added a tooltip to the booking process on the desktop version to better convey that the search time frame can be changed. - Added a loading symbol to each stage of which will be displayed while waiting for information. CLASS BOOKINGS - When booking into a class, only locations that have an upcoming class will be displayed to reduce the difficulty of finding a suitable class. CONTACT REQUEST - Contact requests sent to the Messages tab on the Appointment Book will now include the location the patient is requesting to book into. PATIENT BOOKING GATEWAY EMAILS - Added additional Letter Tags for use with the 'New Class Booking’, 'Your Future Appointments' and 'Your Future Classes' email templates. <>, <>, <> (displays a list of all contact information for a location). - <> and <> are also available on the 'New Appointment' email. - Added a <> tag to the 'Client Contact Request' email sent to staff, which now displays the location of the Contact Request. 4.1.1 GUEST BOOKING - Tweaked guest bookings slightly to allow appointments to be made for new guest accounts when the 'Check Last Appointment' option is enabled. 4.1.0 URL LINKING - Added option of sending the client a url link for the Patient Booking Gateway which will limit the client to a single location/ service/ practitioner. GUEST APPOINTMENT BOOKING + APPOINTMENT BOOKING - Removed the option for patients to select a service which may not have been offered at the selected location. - Redesigned the booking process to be more efficient. 4.0.0 MOBILE VERSION - Added mobile version for the Patient Booking Gateway. The mobile version has the same patient functionality as the desktop version while being optimised for mobile devices. EMAIL TAGS - Updated and Expanded the list of allowed email tags for the Patient Booking Gateway email templates. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bug fixes 7.1.2 - Updated security protocols for SMTP emails sent via the Patient Booking Gateway. 7.1.1 - Increased the maximum timeout when searching for appointment times. 7.0.1 - Fixed an issue that prevented URL overrides working under circumstances. - Fixed an issue that could display the lowest possible fee when selecting Any Practitioner. A price range is now displayed. 7.0.0 - Fixed display issue which could sometimes occur after logging out of admin mode. 6.5.1 - Fixed an issue that prevented popup menus working in some web browsers. - Fixed inactive professions being displayed. 6.5.0 - Fixed an issue with missing practice contact information on the 'incomplete' booking page. 6.4.2 - Fixed position of cookie redirect prompt in some web browsers when embedded in a tall iframe. 6.4.0 - Google Analytics was not working correctly on the mobile site. Fixed. - The ‘confirmation failed’ message was not displayed correctly during the guest booking process. Fixed. - The group appointment booking confirmation email was sent in error when a group appointment time became unavailable. Fixed. - Contact request emails failed to send when multiple email addresses were entered. Fixed. - Fixed presentation of admin statistics graphs when there is no data to display. 6.2.1 - Improved clearing of reserved symbols when navigating back through the booking process. 6.2.0 - After clicking a Gateway URL with overrides, additional URLs with overrides were unable to work. Fixed. - Fixed an issue that prevented fees from displaying correctly. - Various user interface improvements. 6.0.9 - Fixed an issue preventing the patient’s preferred location from appearing in contact requests sent to Front Desk 6.0.8 - Fixed an issue that prevented the per practitioner 'Allow guest bookings for' setting to work correctly. Since version 6.0.5. 6.0.7 - Fixed an issue that prevented Appointment Activity Details information from displaying for new patients booking as guests 6.0.5 - Fixed display issues when the mobile site is embedded in another webpage. - Fixed display issues on devices with small screen sizes. 6.0.4 - Fixed an issue that caused high computer resource usage when an appointment type interval was not set for a practitioner enabled in the Patient Booking Gateway. Since 6.0.0. 6.0.3 - Fixed alignment of several page elements when the Patient Booking Gateway is embedded in another webpage 6.0.2 - When using the 'BCC all outbound emails to' feature and the list of email addresses contained spaces, the emails failed to send. Fixed. Since 6.0.0. 6.0.1 - Improved compatibility with Microsoft Edge and Firefox web browsers. 5.1.2 - Fixed minor display issue on the last page of the Guest Booking process. 5.1.1 - Fixed on screen presentation where there are large numbers of practice locations. 5.1.0 - Corrected an issue affecting the class date picker when using the previous step button 5.0.5 - Corrected an issue preventing text from being entered on certain devices. 5.0.3 - Fixed issue with the new Mobile site booking flow, for setups with one location and one profession. 5.0.2 - Fixed issue with Mobile Guest Contact Me form. - Fixed issue where when attempting to add a linked contact, user would be unable to select a preferred number if user did not have a number specified for their own account. 5.0.1 - Fixed issue where incorrect text would appear in tooltip when attempting to reschedule a non-reschedulable appointment on the My Appointments screen. 5.0.0 - Fixed issue where pressing spacebar when confirmation message was displayed for a client would cause Patient Booking Gateway to display a blank screen. 4.1.5 - Fixed an issue that that would prevent patients from booking into a class, when the clinic was preventing class bookings and the patients individual file had an override. (Since 4.1.4) 4.1.4 - Fixed an issue that would allow Appointments and Classes to be incorrectly cancelled on the Mobile site. 4.1.2 - Fixed an issue for guest bookings where an incorrect error message could sometimes be shown to the patient (Since 4.1.1) 4.1.1 - Fixed an occasional issue where the list of practitioners would incorrectly show for clinics with multiple locations and a single profession. (Since 4.1.0) 4.1.0 - Improved clean up of reserved appointments. 4.0.2 - Resolved an issue in certain clinic setups, the mobile version would fail to correctly display a registration page to the client. 4.0.1 - Fixed an issue in certain circumstances where classes would display the number of patients booked in, even when this option was disabled. 4.0.0 - Fixed an issue where clients could not progress when booking an appointment under certain configurations - Fixed an issue where the patient account history was not correctly taken into consideration when checking to see if a patient is able to log in