This “user access management system” standardizes all the VistA & CPRS Menus and Options across a net work in a facility, a VISN or the region it complies with the latest Information, Security Guidelines. Initial demonstrations have shown that Mynapin integrates seamlessly with the VA IT Network & VistA system to provide an integrated system for meeting elevated OI&T standards for user access management. (EVERY facility in the VA system is faced with the same challenge. Every facility stands to benefit from this program)

Business Benefits:

1. Patient Safety & Care: The “Mynapin” system enables the VA employees to provide patient care, without any interruption. This is achieved through:

• Efficient assignment of ‘sufficient’ access to service providers to VistA and CPRS through elimination of missed key or menus causing system, lock out for performing their patient care tasks.
• Better reporting and notification to help avoid complete elimination or unanticipated account lockouts due to prematurely expiring accounts while the employee is still working at the facility, a problem that routinely happens in their current system.
• Avoiding account activation delays when intermittent clinical staff returns after absence by recalling previous menus and options automatically

2. Access Security & Audit: The system assigns the users only the “required access”. Tracks and eliminates Unused/Dormant accounts. Fully integrated with VistA the user access is secured by the existing “Access code / Verify code”. Both the application and the data reside on a server within the VA’s IT Network secured behind the VA Firewall.

3. Elimination of Communication Time lag: The system sends real time messages to all the concerned personnel over the VA Exchange/outlook eliminating communication delays.

4. Time Savings in Process Execution: The average time and effort savings for new user account creation is reduced to 2 hours as compared to 150 Man-Hours a month and average waiting period of 1 week.
5. Elimination of Paper: This automated system results in elimination of paper records.

Over all Benefits to VA facilities are:

• Timely help desk service to employees for resets and activation.
• Timely creation and access configuration of employee accounts.
• Elimination of backlog and delays in account setup particularly in those months have a high influx of Resident Physicians and Nursing staff.
• Elimination of the chances of employee account lockouts that cause interruption in important business functions.
• Elimination of the chances of improper access setup i.e. employee is not assigned the appropriate access to perform his job.