Role-Based Access

# Role-Based Access Overview

The level of access to the administrative data and functions within the Administration module varies depending on a user's job function and assigned role. Additionally, the level of access to the various functionality found in other modules of the application is controlled through the Administration module.

Before a user can begin using the application, an administrator must assign him/her a role. The application has the following predefined roles for an administrator to assign to a user.

Click on the links below to view descriptions of the accessible functionality for each role:

1. Application Administrator: Individual who is responsible for unlocking users who have locked themselves out of the application by entering their User Name / Password incorrectly three times.

2. Care Coordinator: Registered Nurse (RN) who manages care across the health care continuum for a panel of Home Telehealth (HT) patients.

3. Facility Administrator: Care Coordinator at a facility who has been assigned the additional duties of supervising the administration of the application for that facility.

4. Management: Headquarters-level individual who uses IHTA reports and information to support HT Program activities.

5. OTS Contract Manager: Contract Manager for the OTS HT Program.

6. National Administrator: Individual in the OTS HT Program who is primarily responsible for the administration of the application.

7. Program Support Assistant: Individual who is responsible for maintaining inventory of all HT equipment at the facility.

8. QIR Originator: Individual responsible for submitting Quality Improvement Reports (QIR) in the application to document quality and patient safety issues related to HT devices.

9. Vendor: One or more individuals who are the authorized representatives for a supplier of HT equipment.

10. VISN Administrator: Care Coordinator at the Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) level who has been assigned the additional duties of supervising the administration of the application for the VISN.

11. Reports Only: Individual who can utilize only IHTA to view the Home Telehealth Census and Survey Reports.