Notes authored a Physician

Clinical Clerk cannot Edit Note Written by a Physician

Notes authored by an MD (resident, fellow, or staff physician) cannot be edited by a Clinical Clerk. 

• A common process for ambulatory clinics is precharting where visit note is started ahead of the patient arriving at the clinic. Then when the patient arrives and is seen additional information can be added to the note. 

• Clinical Clerks do not have the ability to edit notes authored by physicians, therefore will not be able to add information to the note precharting note.

Suggested Workflow

If a clerk is expected to document a visit note it is suggested that they start their own note, which can then be incorporated in to the final note authored by the physician the patient is scheduled with, as outlined here.