Department, location, and pod are independent of each other. Use department for the clinical or organisational unit a doctor belongs to, location for the physical site they work from, and pod for a smaller sub-group within a department.
Add a department
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Open Departments
Go to Settings, then Organization, then select the Departments tab.
2
Start a new department
Select Add Department.
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Name it
Enter a Department Name, for example Cardiology, and an optional Description.
4
Save
Select Create. The department is immediately available to assign to doctors and to filter by.
Only admins can add or edit departments.
Assign doctors to a department
Open a doctor’s profile, select Edit, and set their Department. See Doctor profiles. Each department in the Departments list shows how many doctors are currently assigned to it.Edit a department
Select the edit icon next to a department to update its name or description. Changes apply immediately; a doctor’s own department assignment isn’t affected.What department scopes
Next steps
Update a doctor's profile
Assign doctors to the departments they belong to.
Setting up locations
Define the physical sites your organisation runs from.
Setting up pods
Add a smaller grouping within a department.
Set up an Auto Duty
Scope a recurring duty plan to a specific department.