Clinics on Embodia - Data Migration Step 2: Importing charts, consults, and/or patient invoices
If you wish, once the patient import process is complete (per this guide), you can proceed with importing any past charts, consults, and/or patient invoices, outlined below.
We perform this import for you!
Follow the steps below to share all the necessary documents with us for a seamless import.
Getting started
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Get my secure upload link: To start, you need your secure clinic upload link.
Copy and paste the email template below into your email, add what you would like to import, and send it to support@embodiaapp.com.
Email template:
Subject: Secure clinic file upload link for data migration
Body: “Hello Embodia Support Team,
Could you please send me my secure clinic file upload link for data migration? I would like to import __________.
Thank you."
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Choose what to import:
Reminder: Patient list must be imported first (see this guide for more information)
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- If you want to import past consults, follow Part A.
- If you want to import patient charts, follow Part B.
- If you want to import patient invoices, follow Part C.
- If you’re importing all three, please complete steps A, B, and C and upload all at once.
Part A - Importing past consults:
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Prepare your CSV file: To import your charts, please make sure you have a CSV file that includes the following columns. A typical CSV will have a row for each file that needs to be uploaded.
Ensure your CSV file includes these columns:
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- Column(s) to uniquely identify the patient (preferably the unique identifier from the previous system)
- Column(s) to identify the practitioner (if the clinic has multiple practitioners)
- Consult date and start time
- Consult end time (or duration)
- The name of the service (this should correspond to a service set up on your Embodia account)
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Upload your CSV: Use the secure clinic upload link you received from the Embodia team to upload your CSV file (if you have not received your upload link, please return to step 1 above: Get my secure upload link).
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Wait for confirmation: Data migration usually takes a few days. We will email you once everything has been uploaded or if there are any issues.
Part B - Importing patient charts:
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Export your patient charts: Make sure your previous system allows you to export patient charts as PDFs.
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Prepare your CSV file: To import your charts, please make sure you have a CSV file that includes the following columns. A typical CSV will have a row for each file that needs to be uploaded.
Ensure your CSV contains the following columns:
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- Column(s) to uniquely identify the patient (preferably the unique identifier from the previous system)
- Column(s) to uniquely identify the practitioner (if the clinic has multiple practitioners)
- Date of the chart entry
- Timestamp of when the chart entry was signed/finalized
- Exact file name of the exported patient chart (including the file extension, “.pdf”)
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Upload your files (if you have not received your upload link, please return to step 1 above: Get my secure upload link):
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Place all the chart PDFs in one folder, compress that folder to a ZIP file, then upload the zip file to your secure clinic upload link
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Upload the CSV file to your secure clinic upload link
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Wait for confirmation: Data migration generally takes a few days. We will notify you once everything has been uploaded or if there are any issues.
Part C - Importing patient invoices:
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Patient list and consults must be imported first: If you are importing different things at different times, it’s important that the patient list and existing consults are imported before invoices. Learn about importing patients in this guide.
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Prepare your CSV file: Ensure your CSV file includes these columns:
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- Column(s) to uniquely identify the patient
- Column(s) to identify the practitioner
- Column(s) to identify the consult associated with this invoice (consults need to be imported to Embodia first)
- Invoice date
- Subtotal of the invoice
- Taxes (if applicable)
- Subtotal of the payment
- Taxes of the payment (if applicable)
- Payment date
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Upload your CSV: Use the secure clinic upload link you received from the Embodia team to upload your CSV file (if you have not received your upload link, please return to step 1 above: Get my secure upload link).
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Wait for confirmation: Data migration usually takes a few days. We will email you once everything has been uploaded or if there are any issues.