Author Affiliations: AllianceChicago, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Simon, Ms Hamielec, and Drs Walter and Panzer); Near North Health, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Patel); and Mount Sinai School of Medicine; New York City, New York (Dr Walter).
J Ambul Care Manage. 2024;47(4):271-277. doi: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000504. Epub 2024 Aug 23.
Advanced rooming is a workflow that enables non-clinician staff to take on additional responsibilities to improve quality and productivity. However, the impact is not well understood, particularly in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). In this observational study at two FQHC sites, we found that in advanced rooming more questions were asked by patients and staff and more problems were identified and addressed. Advanced rooming medical assistants spent more time with patients and huddled longer with clinicians without significant differences in the clinical portion of the visit or total visit length. Advanced rooming may be a way to enhance care, ease clinician burden, and increase efficiency.
高级预诊室是一种工作流程，它使非临床工作人员能够承担更多的责任，以提高质量和生产力。然而，其影响尚未得到很好的理解，尤其是在联邦合格的健康中心（FQHC）。在这项对两个 FQHC 地点的观察性研究中，我们发现，在高级预诊室中，患者和工作人员提出的问题更多，发现和解决的问题也更多。高级预诊室的医疗助理与患者在一起的时间更长，与临床医生挤在一起的时间也更长，但就诊的临床部分或总就诊时间没有显著差异。高级预诊室可能是一种增强护理、减轻临床医生负担和提高效率的方法。
