Security Gates

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Security Gates Definitions

TWAdmin > Security Admin (VTB) > Security tab (HTB) > Security Gates (drop down)

Items with * indicate carryover from v10


  • Break Glass*- allows selected users to see secured documents by pressing the "Break Glass" button
  • Confidential Patients*- used when the Practice Management System defines a patient as confidential
  • Chart-View*- if enabled unauthorized users cannot view charts
  • Chart-Edit*- if enabled unauthorized users can view, but not make changes to charts
  • Chart-Print*- if enabled unauthorized users may be able to view and edit charts, but not print
  • Chart-PrintChart-Set System Templates*- Will prevent the user from setting the system template when printing a chart
  • Results-Verify- controls whether a user can/cannot verify results
  • Results-Edit- controls whether a user can/cannot edit results; this code is needed to add vitals or manually enter in-office results such as Rapid Strep or Urinalysis results
  • Results-Invalidate- controls the ability to invalidate results
  • Document-Invalidate- controls the ability to invalidate a note
  • Document-Reconcile- defines the ability of a user to correct inbound unstructured notes
  • Document-Management- allows for management of existing documents in the Document Management section
  • Chart-PrintChart- determines if a user can print a chart via the "Print Chart" button
  • Restricted Patient Gate- forces unauthorized users to enter a password to access patients in this group
  • Employee and Family Patient Group Gate- forces unauthorized users to enter a password to access patients in this group
  • VIP Patient Group Gate- forces unauthorized users to enter a password to access patients in this group
  • Results-EditInterface- allow/disallow a user to edit results that are automatically brought in via the interface
  • Patient Profile Edit- locks down the whole Pat info screen, which will prevent users from adding chart alerts or changing the patient's PCP
  • Physician Administration Tool Admin- allows users defined as PAT Admins to create/edit items in the Physicians Admin Tools menu.
  • Physician Administration Tool Group Lead- similar to above, but allows for PAT users to be defined as a Group Leaders. These Group Leaders can only modify settings for users in their associate group (example: Radiologists)
  • Can Prescribe - allows a user to prescribe medication
  • Can Renew- allows a user to renew a medication, but not add or modify new/current meds
  • Chart-Alert-View- allow/disallow viewing of Chart Alerts on the Clinical Toolbar
  • Chart-Alert-Edit- allow/disallow creating or editing of Chart Alerts on the Clinical Toolbar
  • Non-Med Order Protocol- skips creating a task to "Authorize Order" when a user with out the proper ordering authority requests a non-medication order. Allows user to select "By Protocol" when ordering to accomplish
  • Med Order Protocol- skips creating a task for the prescribing Physician for users who are authorized and are prescribing a level II medication. Allows user to select "By Protocol" when ordering to accomplish
  • iHealthEReply- allows for messaging to patients via an Interactive Health Record
  • Workspace View-Edit- allows user to change thier preassigned worlkist views, but they cannot edit them. User MUST have this key to edit
  • WorkListAdmin- controls the ability to administer the worklist views of other users. This would be given to the same types of people that would get the ability to create task lists (think of it like enterprise task views). Typically this would not include Help Desk users, but certainly administrators and occasionally site admins.
  • History Items- this gate is no longer used.
  • Clinical Desktop View-Edit- user MUST have to edit thier Clinical Desktop view. with out it they can still switch between thier predefined views.
  • ChartViewer View-Edit- same as Clinical Desktop View-Edit except for Chart Viewer
  • Worklist View - Edit- same as Clinical Desktop View-Edit except for Worklist View
  • Note View - Edit- same as Clinical Desktop View-Edit except for Note View

The following cannot be turned off in Security Gates

  • Print Queue-View Rx- allows for viewing of Rx jobs in Touchworks
  • Print Queue-View Chart Item- allows for viewing of Chart Item jobs in Touchworks
  • Print Queue-View Coversheet- allows for viewing of Coversheet jobs in Touchworks
  • Print Queue-Reroute Chart Item- allows for viewing of Reroute Chart Item jobs in Touchworks
  • Print Queue-RerouteRx- allows for viewing of RerouteRx jobs in Touchworks