Adding a department
To add a department to a facility in your organization:
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In the Admin Console, go to Settings > Locations.
The Hospital Organization page opens.
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Select the organization, and then select the facility where the department will be added.
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Click Add a department.
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Type a name for the department, up to 30 characters. The name must be unique for the facility; you cannot have two departments with the same name in the same facility.
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Click √ (check mark) to add the new department, or click x to remove it.
The third level of your location structure is created and selected.
The hospital system settings, inherited from the facility level, display in the right pane. Any changes to these settings will apply to the new department only.
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To add a hospital system to the list, select the checkbox next to its name. To remove a hospital system from a list, clear the checkbox.
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Click the Patient Identifiers field and select one or more patient identifiers to use with this hospital system in the department.
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To refine your settings, click Options and select one of the following:
Edit Name Change the facility name. Click √ (check mark) to save your changes or x to reset the name. Reorder Patient Identifiers Open the Reorder Patient Identifiers dialog to configure the order in which patient identifiers are displayed for Authentication and Enrollment. Go to Client Settings Open the Client Settings page. The new department and its parent-level facility and organization are selected in the Locations settings at the top of the page.
IMPORTANT: Save any changes to the Locations page before you go to the Client Settings page.
Map a Machine Assign a client machine to this department. Delete Remove this department from your organization.
To confirm, click Confirm Delete.
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Click Save.
