The following is an example of how Security Groups could be used. Only four groups may be created.
1. Define groupings based on the employee's daily tasks. For example, the groupings could be defined as:
Group 1 Registration and appointment menu options
Group 2 Charge entry, close day, and billing menu options
Group 3 Payment entry and patient statement menu options
Group 4 Management reports, purge, and re-age
2. For each menu option, enter the appropriate Utility --► Set Up --► Menus/Programs <Level>. Assign Security Levels from 1 to 99 for each group, looking at the Default Security Settings chart.
3. Enter the appropriate Utility --► Set Up --► Menus --► Programs <Security Group> for each menu option, as determined by the office (see samples in step 1).
4. Assign the appropriate security level to each user depending on their need for access. See Utility --► Set Up --► Security --► Login Users.
To better illustrate how this affects each user, consider this employee and grouping set up:
GROUPS
Security Level 60
Security Level 50
Security Level 40
Group 1
Set Up/Appointment
New Patient/Add
Appointment/Print
Set Up/Appointment/Block
Appointment/Full Day
Appointment/SuperBill
Group 2
Main Menu/Date
Charges/Charge
Billing/Ins & Tele Com
New Patient/Modify
Management/Journal
Group 3
Payment/Auto Payment
Payment/Open_Item
Billing/Statement
Management/Check Slip
Management/Journal
Group 4
Utility/Maintenance/Purge
Management/Analysis
Management/Journal
Management/Aging
/Age Account
Management/Reports/Detail
Management/Financial
Management/Aging
/Report Aging
Using the above Grouping Set Up:
Users whose daily tasks fall under Group 1 could have their SecurityLogin Users screen completed as:
Users could be assigned these front desk duties: they are able to add new patients, schedule patients, view, and print the day's schedule. Their Security Level for Group 1 is not high enough to allow them to set up the schedule or block appointments. Their Security Level for Group 2 and 3 are high enough to allow them to re-create billing, but not high enough to allow them to modify patient information. They have no privileges in Group 4.
Users whose daily tasks fall under Group 2 could have their Security Login Users screen completed as:
A user could be a charge/data entry person. The Security Level for Group 1 allows the user to view and print the daily schedule, but does not allow the user to add a new patient. The Security Level for Group 2 allows the user to post charges, modify patient information, and bill but does not allow him/her to close the day. The Security Level for Group 3 does not allow him/her to post payments in Payment --►Auto Payment or Payment --►Open Item, but does allow him/her to re-create a patient statement. The Security Level for Group 4 only allows him/her to print the daily journal.