Configuring Healthcare Operations Core
Set up the Healthcare Operations Core application.
Configuration overview
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Install Healthcare Operations Core
The application includes demo data for Healthcare Operations Core and installs related ServiceNow Store applications and plugins if they aren’t already installed.
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Install ServiceNow Otto for Care Team Operations
Optional: Install the ServiceNow Otto for Care Team Operations application to let care team members create requests conversationally.
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Configure agentic workflows for Care Team Operations
Optional: Activate the Request care team assistance agentic workflow and its agents for the chat and voice channels.
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Assign roles to Healthcare Operations Core users
Assign specific roles to give Healthcare Operations Core users visibility into healthcare organizations and the hierarchies they manage.
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Create a group for all care team members in Healthcare Operations Core
Create a group for team members with the sn_hco.care_team_member role assigned so that users added to this group will inherit the collection of roles for Healthcare Operations Core.
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Create a group for all care team managers in Healthcare Operations Core
Create a group for team members with the sn_hco.care_team_manager role assigned so that users added to this group inherits the collection of roles for Healthcare Operations Core.
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Create healthcare locations to designate the locations in which your care teams operate.
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Create a healthcare organization
Create a healthcare organization for use with Healthcare Operations Core.
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Create a healthcare organization
Create a healthcare provider, healthcare department, or organizational team, and associate it with a parent healthcare organization and a common location.
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Add or remove members in Healthcare Operations Core
Add or remove members from your healthcare organizations.
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Configure global system properties to edit members in Healthcare Operations Core
Add or remove members from your healthcare organizations.
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Associate healthcare locations with a healthcare organizations
Use the Healthcare organization location association table to associate locations with healthcare organizations.
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Associate assignment groups with a healthcare organization in Healthcare Operations Core
Create assignment groups for your healthcare organizations to determine which user groups are associated with specific healthcare organizations.
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Configure the abstract case type for Healthcare Operations Core case types
Extend the Healthcare Operations case [sn_hco_case] to create custom case types for use with Healthcare Operations Core and related plugins by creating a child table from the Healthcare Operations Core case type.
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Add menu items into the Care Team Portal with Healthcare Operations Core
Add more menu items into the Care Team Portal for easy user access.
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Embedding Care Team Portal in Epic Hyperspace via Hyperdrive
Configure the Care Team Portal by embedding it into Epic Hyperspace via Hyperdrive and enabling OIDC authentication.
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Capture Additional Data From Epic Within ServiceNow Record Producers
Update the variable values in existing record producers to capture tokenized data from Epic.
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Configure iFrame embedding for Care Team Portal
For the Care Team Portal to successfully launch in Hyperspace via Hyperdrive, the portal must be configured to work within an iFrame.
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Enable Multi-Provider SSO for your ServiceNow instance
Ensure that Multiple Provider SSO is enabled and configured correctly for Care Team Portal to authenticate with Epic Hyperspace via Hyperdrive.
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In Epic: Build the FHIR App to Authenticate with ServiceNow
Set up your FHIR app with the correct configurations to allow single sign-on for EPIC users to access the Care Team Portal inside EPIC Hyperspace via Hyperdrive.
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Create and Configure an Identity Provider in ServiceNow to Authenticate with Epic
Set up an Identity Provider in your ServiceNow instance to enable OIDC for Healthcare Operations Core.
---
title: Configuring Healthcare Operations Core
description: Set up the Healthcare Operations Core application.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-operations-core/hcls-cto-configuring.html
release: brazil
product: Healthcare Operations Core
classification: healthcare-operations-core
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 4
breadcrumb: [Healthcare Operations Core, Healthcare Operations, Healthcare and Life Sciences]
---
# Configuring Healthcare Operations Core
Set up the Healthcare Operations Core application.
## Configuration overview
1. [Install Healthcare Operations Core](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-operations-core/activate-hco-core.md)
The application includes demo data for Healthcare Operations Core and installs related ServiceNow Store applications and plugins if they aren’t already installed.
2. [Install ServiceNow Otto for Care Team Operations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-operations-core/hco-now-assist-install.md)
Optional: Install the ServiceNow Otto for Care Team Operations application to let care team members create requests conversationally.
3. [Configure agentic workflows for Care Team Operations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-operations-core/hco-otto-workflows-config.md)
Optional: Activate the Request care team assistance agentic workflow and its agents for the chat and voice channels.
4. [Assign roles to Healthcare Operations Core users](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-operations-core/assign-roles-cto-users.md)
Assign specific roles to give Healthcare Operations Core users visibility into healthcare organizations and the hierarchies they manage.
5. [Create a group for all care team members in Healthcare Operations Core](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-operations-core/hco-create-team-members-group.md)
Create a group for team members with the sn\_hco.care\_team\_member role assigned so that users added to this group will inherit the collection of roles for Healthcare Operations Core.
6. [Create a group for all care team managers in Healthcare Operations Core](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-operations-core/hco-create-team-manager-group.md)
Create a group for team members with the sn\_hco.care\_team\_manager role assigned so that users added to this group inherits the collection of roles for Healthcare Operations Core.
7. [Create a healthcare location](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-operations-core/hcls-sm-configure-healthcare-location.md)
Create healthcare locations to designate the locations in which your care teams operate.
8. [Create a healthcare organization](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-operations-core/hcls-sm-configure-healthcare-organizations.md)
Create a healthcare organization for use with Healthcare Operations Core.
9. [Create a healthcare organization](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-operations-core/hcls-cto-create-healthcare-organization.md)
Create a healthcare provider, healthcare department, or organizational team, and associate it with a parent healthcare organization and a common location.
10. [Add or remove members in Healthcare Operations Core](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-operations-core/hcls-cto-edit-members-admin.md)
Add or remove members from your healthcare organizations.
11. [Configure global system properties to edit members in Healthcare Operations Core](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-operations-core/hcls-cto-configure-properties-edit-members.md)
Add or remove members from your healthcare organizations.
12. [Associate healthcare locations with a healthcare organizations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-operations-core/hcls-sm-associate-healthcare-locations-organization.md)
Use the Healthcare organization location association table to associate locations with healthcare organizations.
13. [Associate assignment groups with a healthcare organization in Healthcare Operations Core](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-operations-core/hco-assign-roles-responsibilities-members.md)
Create assignment groups for your healthcare organizations to determine which user groups are associated with specific healthcare organizations.
14. [Configure the abstract case type for Healthcare Operations Core case types](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-operations-core/configure-abstract-case-type-hco.md)
Extend the Healthcare Operations case \[sn\_hco\_case\] to create custom case types for use with Healthcare Operations Core and related plugins by creating a child table from the Healthcare Operations Core case type.
15. [Add menu items into the Care Team Portal with Healthcare Operations Core](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-operations-core/hco-add-menu-items.md)
Add more menu items into the Care Team Portal for easy user access.
16. [Embedding Care Team Portal in Epic Hyperspace via Hyperdrive](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/configure-care-team-portal.md)
Configure the Care Team Portal by embedding it into Epic Hyperspace via Hyperdrive and enabling OIDC authentication.
17. [Capture Additional Data From Epic Within ServiceNow Record Producers](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/hco-update-variables-portal.md)
Update the variable values in existing record producers to capture tokenized data from Epic.
18. [Configure iFrame embedding for Care Team Portal](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/configure-iframe-portal.md)
For the Care Team Portal to successfully launch in Hyperspace via Hyperdrive, the portal must be configured to work within an iFrame.
19. [Enable Multi-Provider SSO for your ServiceNow instance](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/hcls-cto-enabling-oidc.md)
Ensure that Multiple Provider SSO is enabled and configured correctly for Care Team Portal to authenticate with Epic Hyperspace via Hyperdrive.
20. [In Epic: Build the FHIR App to Authenticate with ServiceNow](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/hco-authenticate-portal.md)
Set up your FHIR app with the correct configurations to allow single sign-on for EPIC users to access the Care Team Portal inside EPIC Hyperspace via Hyperdrive.
21. [Create and Configure an Identity Provider in ServiceNow to Authenticate with Epic](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/healthcare-life-sciences/create-identity-provider-hco.md)
Set up an Identity Provider in your ServiceNow instance to enable OIDC for Healthcare Operations Core.
| title | Configuring Healthcare Operations Core |
| description | Set up the Healthcare Operations Core application. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-operations-core/hcls-cto-configuring.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | Healthcare Operations Core |
| classification | healthcare-operations-core |
| topic_type | concept |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 4 |
| breadcrumb | Healthcare Operations CoreHealthcare OperationsHealthcare and Life Sciences |