While this unique look may initially appear to be an advantage, there can be challenges as well. With today's custom interfaces, a user entering data for, say, professional liability in New York may have an interface with a different look from that of the one for workers' compensation date-entry in California. These unique views can aid in adapting the new system to a specific workflow. Users of the new system can customize the look of the system to a view that they are accustomed to working with or perhaps even similar to what they liked about their previous system. The unique data views can improve the efficiency of the RMIS and reduce the learning curve of the new system.
Security is the more powerful reason to use the custom screens.
Individual users can be locked out of changing or editing certain data fields while using the system. Users also may be prevented from observing certain fields or running reports on certain data elements. In addition to systems being secured by function, they can now be secured at the field level or even to a certain type of note entry. For those who prefer to use their RMIS from a reporting or data output standpoint, these unique screens apply as well. The type of reports and the screens can be customized based on user identification.