Setting Up Audit Log and Security Options > Setting HIPAA Options

Enable Automatic Logout Option

When the Automatic Logout feature is enabled and the computer becomes idle, the computer is locked after the predetermined period of inactivity has elapsed. This safety measure helps to ensure that no one else can operate the computer under your login name if you leave your workstation.

When the predefined period of inactivity elapses and the computer becomes idle, the following occurs:

• The computer is locked, and the user login screen is displayed. Only you or the administrator can log back into the current session. You return to the window you were using when the automatic logout occurred.

• If another person needs to log in to the workstation, he can click and then log back in to the software. Any unsaved changes from the previous session are lost.

To enable automatic logout:

1. On the Audit Logs & Security tab of the Practice Data Entry window, select Enable Automatic Logout.

2. Select the amount of time the computer will wait, if not in use, until an automatic logout occurs. The default is 10 minutes.

3. Click Ok.