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## General Settings

The General Settings screen allows you to set general parameters for the selected user. The parameters available to you depend upon your PAT Access Level for the system. When you select General from the Edit Settings menu, the General Settings screen appears.

The General Settings screen allows you to view and configure the following parameters:

- Username : This setting displays the name of the user whose preferences you are modifying. If you are a health care provider, this will be you. If you are an administrator, then this will be the name of the user whose preferences you are modifying.
- Personnel ID : This setting displays the unique identification number assigned to the user.
- Position : This setting displays the name of the position that the user holds within the health care facility.
- Complete/Incomplete Status : This setting displays whether or not a user's account has a Complete or Incomplete status. A user must have a Complete status in order to use the system. To ensure that a user has a Complete status, you must save the settings for that user by clicking the Save button at the bottom of the screen.
- Handheld User : This setting determines whether or not the user accesses the system using a handheld device. Choose Yes to enable the user to access the system via a handheld device; choose No to prevent this.
- Departments : This setting displays the departments to which the user is assigned. Click the Edit link to modify current department settings or to assign departments to a user. From the screen that appears, check all appropriate departments for the user and then click the Save button.
- PAT Access Level : This setting allows an administrator to set the PAT Access Level for a user or himself. This setting determines what features the user has access to within the system. Typically, information systems administrators have Level 1 access, department-level administrative personnel have Level 2 access, and most other users (such as physicians) have Level 3 access.
- Password : Click the Edit link to modify the password setting for user. In the Change Password form, fill in the current password, the new password, and the new password a second time for confirmation. Click the Save button to change the password.