RN Co-Visits
| Clinica Family Health in Colorado initiated RN co-visits in 2014, with nurses able to perform 8 co-visits per day. The RN takes the history, the clinician enters, and the RN becomes the scribe. The clinician leaves, the RN explains the care plan and arranges follow up services. Twenty- to 30-minute visits take 10 minutes of clinician time, the visit is billed as a clinician visit, and clinician documentation time is minimal. Capacity grew by 17% at 1 site and 12% at another. Patient access improved. Clinicians reported leaving work on time, with charting completed. RN and patient satisfaction were high.88 |
RN = registered nurse.