Cluster
Clusters are a way to group patient wards/units and departments within a hospital system. This feature is used by administrators to manage access to patient, bed, and employee data across multiple units and departments. Clusters are part of the logical structure of a hospital system and are used to grant users membership to multiple units at one time.
Where you can find this feature: Admin Tool > Unit/Zone/Location Management > Clusters or Admin > Settings > Capacity Management > Unit/Zone/Location Management > Clusters.
How Clusters Work
Functionality
Clusters allow users to be assigned membership to multiple patient wards/units and departments, providing access to relevant data. They are configured in the logical structure of the hospital system.
Adding or Editing a Cluster
To add or edit a cluster, follow these steps:
Ensure you have the necessary permissions and memberships:
Admin Tool Menu permission
Unit-Cluster Management permission
Edit rights (View rights allow viewing but not editing)
Membership Type "All" and Administrative Rights enabled
Navigate to one of the following:
Admin Tool > Unit/Zone/Location Management > Clusters
Admin > Settings > Capacity Management > Unit/Zone/Location Management > Clusters
Select the correct campus from the campus list in the upper-right corner.
On the Clusters tab, do one of the following:
To add a cluster, click Add Cluster.
To edit a cluster, click the cluster name in the Name column.
Complete the cluster information:
Cluster Name: Enter a name (max 30 characters).
Cluster Abbr: Enter an abbreviation (max 15 characters).
IVR ID: Enter a numeric ID (greater than 0, max 10 characters).
Cluster Description: Enter a description (max 100 characters).
Configure settings for Capacity IQ® PreAdmit and Patient Tracking Portal applications if applicable:
Enable/disable Allow Floaters.
Enable/disable Floaters View Entire Campus.
Select Floater role and Floater notification group.
Select default console views for Capacity IQ® PreAdmit and Patient Tracking Portal applications.
Click Save.
Add units to the cluster.
Deleting Clusters
To delete a cluster, follow these steps:
Ensure you have the necessary permissions and memberships:
Admin Tool Menu permission
Unit-Cluster Management permission
Edit rights (View rights allow viewing but not editing)
Membership Type "All" and Administrative Rights enabled
Navigate to one of the following:
Admin Tool > Unit/Zone/Location Management > Clusters
Admin > Settings > Capacity Management > Unit/Zone/Location Management > Clusters
Select the correct campus from the campus list in the upper-right corner.
On the Clusters tab, select the check boxes for the clusters you want to delete. To select all clusters, select the check box in the title bar.
Click Delete Selected Records.
Confirm the deletion when prompted.
Note: If clusters are associated with units, you must remove the association before deleting the cluster.
Workflows
Adding or Editing a Cluster
Navigate to the appropriate menu.
Select the correct campus.
Add or edit the cluster information.
Configure application settings if applicable.
Save the changes.
Add units to the cluster.
Deleting a Cluster
Navigate to the appropriate menu.
Select the correct campus.
Select the clusters to delete.
Confirm the deletion.
Remove any unit associations if necessary.