Healthcare Information Technology Exam Guide for CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician and HIT Pro Certifications

Provisioning

User provisioning is the process of creating a user account, including performing the administrative steps that prove the individual represented by the user account is the correct individual. In a typical organization, provisioning is a shared responsibility among the human resources department, the managers of the department where the individual reports, and the information technology department (where the account is actually created). Larger organizations require more formal checks and balances when provisioning a user account. In addition, the process gets more complex when contractors or other short-term user accounts are needed. The provisioning step creates a user account, from which access to protected resources is provided. ...