1. Hospital Management System
  2. Roles and permissions
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Who can do what in Hospital Management System

Give each care, intake and finance decision a clear owner.

Who can do what

Permissions by role
RolePatient accessEncounters and bedsClinical careDiagnostics and medicationTheatre schedulingRevenue cycleGovernance and access
Registration CoordinatorEditEdit—ViewView—View
ClinicianViewEditEditEditView—View
Clinical LeadEditViewViewEditApprove—Edit
Ward CoordinatorViewEditEdit—Edit——
Billing SpecialistViewView———Edit—
Finance ManagerViewView———Approve—
AdminEdit—EditEditEdit—Edit

Each role in detail

Registration Coordinator

Registers patients and coordinates appointments and arrival.

Can

  • Manage Patients, Appointments, Encounters
  • View Departments, People

Starts on: Appointment schedule

Clinician

Documents encounters and orders diagnostics or medication within assigned care.

Can

  • Manage Encounters, clinical notes, Observations, diagnostic orders, medication orders, care tasks
  • View Patients, Consents, clinical privileges, care team assignments

Starts on: Appointment schedule

Clinical Lead

Oversees care assignments, diagnostic review and theatre decisions.

Can

  • Manage care team assignments, diagnostic results, operating bookings, Departments
  • View Encounters, Patients, clinical notes, clinical privileges

Reviews and approves

  • Approve operating bookings

Starts on: Open care tasks

Ward Coordinator

Tracks occupied beds and assigned follow-up work.

Can

  • Manage bed assignments, care tasks
  • View Encounters, Patients, Appointments

Starts on: Open care tasks

Billing Specialist

Prepares encounter charges and records patient payments.

Can

  • Manage Charges, Payments
  • View Encounters, Patients

Starts on: Payment confirmation queue

Finance Manager

Reviews service charges before invoicing and monitors payment records.

Can

  • Manage Charges, Payments
  • View Encounters, Patients

Reviews and approves

  • Approve Charges

Starts on: Payment confirmation queue

Admin

Maintains staff access and professional privilege records.

Can

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

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