Admin > Configuration > Email

The email address that automated emails to patients, such as appointment confirmations and reminders, will be sent from. By default this is set to noreply@meddbase.com.

Please note! When changing the default 'Sender' settings for automated and manual emails to an email domain of your choice our recommendation is to follow this article. If you are unable to set your own SMTP server as advised below, please refer to

this guide.

The name of the SMTP server. By default, this is set to smarthost.mm-sys.co.uk.

Please note! If you wish to use your own email domain, our recommendation is that you update this setting with your SMTP server for the domain you are using.

The username and password used to authenticate with the SMTP server, if the server requires authentication.

Please note! Use of special characters, e.g. <, >, #, ! etc., should be avoided in passwords.

If you are using the default smarthost.mm-sys.co.uk, this should be left blank.

If the SMTP server requires authentication, this must be checked.

Please note! If you are using the default smarthost.mm-sys.co.uk, this should be left unchecked.

If checked, emails will be sent using Opportunistic TLS.

Click here for more details on Opportunistic TLS.

Meddbase has a feature which allows emails sent to an @meddbase.co.uk address to be automatically attached to patient records if the subject or body of the email contains enough information to identify the patient, such as their Meddbase ID or name and DOB.

• If this setting is unchecked, emails will be 'tentatively' linked to a patient record and the recipient will be asked to confirm or reject the message before it is permanently linked to the record.
• If this setting is checked, any tentative links will be automatically confirmed.

This dropdown menu allows selecting the manner in which documents can be attached to emails:

• Normal and secure attachments - when sending an email users can select whether an attachment will be sent as a standard attachment or as a secure link. Click here for more details on attaching a secure link to an email
• Normal email attachments only - only standard email attachments are allowed
• Secure email attachments with user opt-out (user must accept warning) - attachments are sent as secure links by default and users can manually opt-out, which changes the secure link to a standard attachment. Users must accept a pop-up warning when doing so.
• Secure email attachments with no user opt-out - attachments are sent as secure links by default without the option to opt-out.

An attachment sent as a secure link prompts the recipient to follow a link in the received email and subsequently request a verification code that gets sent to their mobile phone. Once they verify the code, they can access the attachment.

This field allows specifying the number of days the link remains active.

This field allows selecting the template that generates the body of the email for secure link attachments. 

Please note! There is a default template in your chamber that contains Template Codes generating the link for the recipient to follow. The default message and Template Codes are as follows:

{BeginLink}Click here to access your secure document(s){EndLink}

If you cannot click the link above, please copy and paste the following into your browser: {CopyLink}
This link is valid until {ExpiryDate}.

If you choose to select a different template or edit the default, please ensure you include the necessary Template Codes shown above.

The 3 fields in this section are a part of a larger setup of the Mail Merge feature. Click here for a full article on the process.

When sending mass communication via email Meddbase uses its tried and trusted integration with Twilio Sendgrid who will be the default provider here.

to sign up for a Sendgrid account, you can do this here:

https://signup.sendgrid.com

You will then need to generate an API key to link Sendgrid with Meddbase. Once obtained, the API key needs to be entered in this field.