Clinical Application Coordinator

A clinically experienced person who guides and supports clinicians, IT experts, and others through design, adoption, tailoring, and use of clinical computing systems such as an electronic medical record. A CAC teaches, trains, supports and innovates.

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This is how to set up a User as a Clinical Application Coordinator so they can create and publish shared templates.

1. First set the Parameter TEMPLATE FIELD EDITOR USER CLASSES

   CHOOSE 1-5: 1  EVE     Systems Manager Menu

Core Applications ...

   Select Systems Manager Menu Option: CORe Applications

   ...
     IRM    CPRS Configuration (IRM) ...

   Select Core Applications Option: IRM  CPRS Configuration (IRM)

     OC     Order Check Expert System Main Menu ...
     TI     ORMTIME Main Menu ...
     UT     CPRS Clean-up Utilities ...
     XX     General Parameter Tools ...
     HD     HealtheVet Desktop Configuration ...
     RD     Remote Data Order Checking Parameters

   Select CPRS Configuration (IRM) Option: XX  General Parameter Tools

     LV     List Values for a Selected Parameter
     LE     List Values for a Selected Entity
     LP     List Values for a Selected Package
     LT     List Values for a Selected Template
     EP     Edit Parameter Values
     ET     Edit Parameter Values with Template
     EK     Edit Parameter Definition Keyword

   Select General Parameter Tools Option: EP  Edit Parameter Values

--- Edit Parameter Values ---

   Select PARAMETER DEFINITION NAME: TEMPL

1 TEMPLATE FIELD EDITOR USER CLASSES TIU FIELD EDITOR CLASSES

   Template
   Field Editor User Classes

2 TEMPLATES FOR VITALS V5 GMV TEMPLATE Templates for vitals V5

   CHOOSE 1-2: 1  TIU FIELD EDITOR CLASSES   Template Field Editor User Classes

   TIU FIELD EDITOR CLASSES may be set for the following:

1 User USR [choose from NEW PERSON] 3 Service SRV [choose from SERVICE/SECTION] 4 Division DIV [choose from INSTITUTION] 5 System SYS 6 Package PKG [TEXT INTEGRATION UTILITIES]

   Enter selection: 5  System
   ---- Setting TIU FIELD EDITOR CLASSES  for System:
   Select Sequence Number: ?

   Sequence Number  Value
   ---------------  -----
   3                CLINICAL COORDINATOR

2. Then Add the person to the USR Class CLINICAL COORDINATOR

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   Select OPTION NAME: USR LIST MEMBERSHIP BY CLASS      List Membership by Class
   List Membership by Class
   Select CLASS: CLINICAL COORDINATOR
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CLINICAL COORDINATORs 7

   Members

Member Effective Expires

   1    AMUNDSON,MARK                                          10/27/05            
   2    ANDERSON,MAGGIE                                        10/27/05            
   3    COORDINATOR,CLINICAL                                   06/01/05            
   4    DEWAYNE,ROBERT                                         07/19/05            
   5    JUTZI,WILLIAM                                          02/22/05            
   6    MANAGER,SYSTEM                                         06/06/05            
   7    WVEHR,PATCH INSTALLER                                  11/27/06            

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   EFFECTIVE DATE: T  (NOV 16, 2012)
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