1. Clinic Management
  2. Roles and permissions
Reference

Who can do what in Clinic Management

Give each clinic role the records needed for its handoffs.

Who can do what

Permissions by role
RolePatient and care teamsVisit coordinationClinical documentationPrescriptions and privilegesCare follow-upCharges and payments
AdminEditEditEditEditEdit—
Front Desk CoordinatorEditEditViewViewView—
ClinicianViewEditEditEditEdit—
Clinical LeadEditApproveViewEditView—
Billing SpecialistViewView———Edit
Care CoordinatorEditViewViewViewEdit—

Each role in detail

Admin

Maintains users, people, clinician assignments and access setup.

Can

  • Manage Users, People, care team assignments, clinical privileges
  • View Patients, Encounters, Consents

Front Desk Coordinator

Registers patients, schedules visits and records arrivals.

Can

  • Manage Patients, Encounters
  • View care team assignments, Consents, People

Starts on: Scheduled Visits

Clinician

Documents care for assigned visits and handles follow-up work.

Can

  • Manage Encounters, visit reasons, Observations, clinical notes, prescription orders, care tasks
  • View Patients, Consents, clinical privileges

Starts on: Draft Clinical Notes

Clinical Lead

Reviews encounter documentation and clinician privileges before clinical completion.

Can

  • Manage clinical privileges, Encounters
  • View clinical notes, Observations, visit reasons, prescription orders, care tasks

Reviews and approves

  • Approve Encounters

Starts on: Privileges to Verify

Billing Specialist

Reviews visit charges and records patient payments.

Can

  • Manage Charges, Payments
  • View Patients, Encounters

Starts on: Pending Payments

Care Coordinator

Tracks consent, care-team assignments and assigned follow-up.

Can

  • Manage Consents, care team assignments, care tasks
  • View Patients, Encounters, People

Starts on: Open Follow-up

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