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Activating myGP Buddy in EMIS Web

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These are the steps required to activate myGP Buddy when using the EMIS Web clinical system.

You will need to:

  • Complete organisation level configuration within EMAS Manager
  • Permit myGP Buddy to access EMIS Web on first use, per user

Configure EMAS Manager to activate myGP Buddy for your organisation

Step 1 – Ensure partner product activated

  • Access EMAS Manager – Click EMIS bubble > System Tools > EMAS Manager
  • At the bottom left of the screen, press Partner API tab
  • Within the navigation pane, select Patient Care Messaging (this is the listing within EMIS Web of the myGP platform suite of solutions)
  • If this partner product is active, a green tick will be displayed
  • If the partner product is not active, please contact iPLATO Support for assistance

Step 2 – Edit partner product users

  • Access EMAS Manager – Click EMIS bubble > System Tools > EMAS Manager
  • At the bottom left of the screen, press Partner API tab
  • Within the navigation pane, select Patient Care Messaging (this is the listing within EMIS Web of the myGP platform suite of solutions)
  • On the ribbon, select Edit Users
  • Tick each user who will need access to myGP Buddy
  • EMIS Web will ask for a password. You can enter any password, you will not need to note this down or pass it onto any user
  • Once completed, press OK
  • myGP Buddy will be active for these users

Step 3 – Setup partner product login access

  • Access EMAS Manager – Click EMIS bubble > System Tools > EMAS Manager
  • At the bottom left of the screen, press Partner API tab
  • Within the navigation pane, select Patient Care Messaging (this is the listing within EMIS Web of the myGP platform suite of solutions)
  • Select Login Access on the ribbon
  • For each user who you wish to be able to use myGP Buddy, tick both Auto Login and Allow Login
  • Once completed, press OK

At this stage, the organisation level configuration for myGP Buddy has been completed.

Permit myGP Buddy to access EMIS Web on first use

This is required on the first use of myGP Buddy per user, per computer terminal.

These steps should be completed by end-users:

  • Open the EMIS Web application.
  • Open myGP Buddy and log in with your myGP Connect username and password.
  • Within EMIS Web, an activation screen will pop up. Enter your EMIS Web username and password
  • Press activate

This is a one time action and will only need to be completed again if a user logs into another machine with myGP Buddy.

Next steps

Every users of myGP Buddy will need an account in myGP Connect.

How to add users to myGP Connect.

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