Groups Overview

You can view the list of groups and departments you are subscribed to under My Groups or Groups. You can add or remove a contact from the group or department. You can also call or initiate a chat with a contact in a group or department.

Vocera groups organize users into roles such as Floor Manager, Cashier, Nurse, Cardiologist, Executive, and so forth. A department group, also called a department, is a group that corresponds to a department within the organization using the Vocera system. A group designated as a department carries accounting features and speech recognition enhancements that are not available to other Vocera groups. Groups and departments have different icons, as shown in the following table.

Vocera groups organize users into roles such as Floor Manager, Cashier, Nurse, Cardiologist, Executive, and so forth. A group that corresponds to a department within the organization using the Vocera system is called a department or a department group. It is denoted by the letter "D." A department group carries accounting features and speech recognition enhancements that are not available to other Vocera groups.