Physician Assistant (PA) Office Visit

Patient

Arrive and check

Patient checks out
in at reception
Nurse/MA/Clinical Support

Measure
Take patient to Click on patient
Note patient has Greet and patient’s weight Record vital
exam room and name on
arrived on EHR escort patient to and height in Take vital signs signs and chief
log into schedule to
schedule exam area hallway; write complaint(s)
computer open encounter
on paper
Staff

Print aftervisit
Review and
Place any Support finishes summary and give
verify allergies, Secure the
necessary with patient and to patient with any
tobacco, and computer and
orders per completes other printouts
current meds list leave room
provider documentation (Rx, etc.) Exit
in EHR
workspace

Enter exam
Review Interview patient Perform exam
Review EHR room and log Continue
information and document and document PA closes
prior to entering into computer. progress note in
documented by in EHR progress in EHR progress encounter
the room Go to patient documentation
support staff note note
encounter
Physician Assistant

Yes

Use followup Print aftervisit

Place orders in Enter followup
section to CC Will support summary and give
EHR with information and/
encounter to Complete staff need to to patient with any
authorization of or patient No
supervising progress note document other printouts
provider if instructions in
provider for anything else? (Rx, etc.); exit
necessary EHR
review workspace

Adapted from “Physician Assistant (PA) Office Visit” available at: http://www.hrsa.gov/publichealth/business/healthit/toolbox/HealthITAdoptiontoolbox/index.html