Introduction
The PatientKeeper Administration Tools application is a web-based application that consists of six desktops:
Institution
,
Department
,
User
,
Charges
,
Patient
, and
Preferences.
Administrators can access all of these desktops to configure the PatientKeeper Enterprise system for all users in all facilities. Department administrators can access all desktops, except
Institution
. Health care providers can only access a subset of these desktops, which they can use to enter their charges, manage their patient lists, and set other personal preferences.
From the PatientKeeper Administration Tools application, administrators can:
-
Configure a new user for the system (User Desktop)
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Set the
PAT Access Level
for any user (User Desktop)
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Determine syncing requirements, such as security and timeouts, for users (Institution Desktop)
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Create and manage departments (Department Desktop)
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Review and process batch charges (Charges Desktop)
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Generate custom billing reports for specific date ranges (Charges Desktop)
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Define macros and snapshots for lab data to make information more accessible to providers within specific departments (Department and User Desktops)
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Define charge macros for common charges that providers with a shortcut when entering charges into Charge Capture, either through the PatientKeeper Administration Tools application or on their handheld device (Department and User Desktops)
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Review system usage statistics (Institution Desktop)
From the PatientKeeper Administration Tools application, health care providers can:
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Add or remove patients from their patient lists (Patients Desktop)
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Enter charges and diagnoses for patients (Charges Desktop)
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Create custom reports for a specific date range for their patients' charges (Charges Desktop)
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Create personal filters, macros, and snapshots (Preferences Desktop)
