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Maintaining security and access
In Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging, sets of access-controlled features are combined into permission sets. One or more permission sets are included security roles. Security roles are assigned to users.
Enabling and disabling emergency access
To give adequate patient treatment in emergency cases, users require access to patient health information (PHI) which they normally do not have access to. This requires the activation of emergency access.

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Maintaining security and access
In Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging, sets of access-controlled features are combined into permission sets. One or more permission sets are included security roles. Security roles are assigned to users.
- Security: Concepts
  National regulations require healthcare providers to provide safeguards for administrative, physical, and technical security. You can achieve this through appropriate setup of user authentication and authorization processes.
- Security roles: Concepts
  Authorization in Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging is based on the concept of security roles assigned to application users. A security role consists of one or more permission sets, which can be granted conditionally or always, and security filters. Permissions, with their conditions, are grouped into logical units called permission sets.
- Changing your Enterprise Imaging password
  To help protect patient information, change the password for your Enterprise Imaging account regularly or according to organization requirements.
- Enabling and disabling emergency access
  To give adequate patient treatment in emergency cases, users require access to patient health information (PHI) which they normally do not have access to. This requires the activation of emergency access.
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Enabling and disabling emergency accessTopic number: 1425412077203

To give adequate patient treatment in emergency cases, users require access to patient health information (PHI) which they normally do not have access to. This requires the activation of emergency access.

Activating emergency access disables the configured security filters, allowing users to view all PHI data that is not restricted by security. However, the configured security permissions remain applicable.

To enable and disable emergency access

Select File > Start emergency access.
Type your password.
If the password field is already completed, continue with step 3.
Specify the reason for the emergency access request.
This field is mandatory.
Click OK.
The menu bar appears highlighted.

Note:
During emergency access, the logging level of user actions is increased, allowing the system administrator to trace which actions are performed in emergency access mode.
To disable emergency access when patient treatment is complete, select File > Stop emergency access.
Emergency access is also disabled when exiting the application or logging off.
CAUTION!
If possible, complete all tasks before deactivating emergency access. Unfinished tasks might not be viewable in your task lists outside emergency access mode.

Required permissions: Can enable emergency access. (For more on permissions, see Security roles: Concepts.)