Table 3 Examples of workflow elements
Tasks | Actors | Settings |
|---|---|---|
Prescribing | · Specialist | · Office |
Ordering a test | · Physicians’ assistant | · Ambulatory clinic |
Gathering clinical data from a patient | · Nurse | · Hospital |
Interpreting a test result | · Advanced practice registered nurse | · Emergency department |
Generating a note or consult report | · Administrative assistant | · Ambulatory surgery center |
Receiving a consult report | · Visiting nurse | · Patient web portal |
Communicating results to a patient | · Patient, family, or caregiver | |
Discharging a patient |