Access to the Silhouette data is managed through units and groups. Additionally, the group controls functionality available to the users.
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In summary, a user has access to those patients that belong to the unit(s) which the user’s group is associated with; additionally, the group defines the actions a user can perform.
Silhouette users can log on to only one unit at a time. In a multi-unit organization that uses different Patient ID identifiers for patients in different units, selection of a unit will control which IDs are displayed on screen and which Patient ID is used in the creation of patient records.
As an example, your organization might have a set of users who belong to the same group that can only log on to a specific unit in the organization. A user might also be limited in what changes they can make to patient records or might be prevented from creating new patients in the system. At the same time, there may be a set of users who belong to a different group that has access to every unit and can use any Silhouette feature available in the system.
Note that different organizations use units in different ways, depending upon how the organization is structured. For example, an organization may use units to differentiate different departments, wards, or facilities.
Units can be defined in the Unit Administration screen. Group settings, including which units members of a group can access, are defined in the Group Administration screen. Users can be created and edited in the User Administration screen, which allows assignment of a user to one of the groups defined in the Group Administration screen.