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Set up a hospital in 30 minutes

Who: the person setting up the hospital, usually IT or the administrator. You need: the MedBrains OS box (or a server already running MedBrains), a network cable, and a phone with an authenticator app.

1. Start the box (10 minutes)​

  1. Connect the box to the network and a screen, and switch it on.
  2. Follow the setup screens: network, time zone, then Setting up a new hospital.
  3. Enter the hospital name, your username and a password.
  4. Scan the QR code with your authenticator app and type the 6-digit code.
  5. Select Confirm and start.

The full steps, with screenshots, are in first boot and the authenticator.

2. Sign in (2 minutes)​

On the box's desktop, select MedBrains in the dock and sign in with the username and password you chose. See sign in to MedBrains.

3. Choose your modules (5 minutes)​

Go to Admin → Settings → Modules. Switch on the modules your hospital uses, or choose an Edition and select Apply edition. A module that another module needs cannot be switched off while that one is on.

4. Add your staff (10 minutes)​

  1. Go to Admin → Users and select Add User.
  2. Enter the person's details, choose their Role and Departments, and select Create user.
  3. For many people at once, use Bulk Import.

See the admin quick guide for roles and permissions.

5. Join the other computers (a few minutes each)​

Each ward or reception PC that runs MedBrains OS joins the main box by approval. See join a ward PC.

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Departments, wards, beds, services and prices are set up from the admin screens too. Their guides are coming in a later phase.

Next​

Your first patient, end to end.