Procedure Roles

On the Main Menu, click Settings > Clinicals. In the left menu, under Practice Links — Procedure Configuration, click Procedure Roles

Your organization must have the Structured Procedure Documentation feature enabled.

1. Display the Procedure Roles page: On the Main Menu, click Settings > Clinicals. In the left menu, under Practice Links — Procedure Configuration, click Procedure Roles.
2. Click add new.
   The input fields appear.
3. Name — Enter the name of the procedural role.
4. Users — Check the box for each username that may perform this role during a procedure. The list contains the available users in the current department of login.
5. Ordering — Enter a number to indicate the order that this role should appear in the list of procedural roles in the Procedure Times section.
6. Click Save.
   The new role appears in the list of roles at the bottom of the page.
   Note: You can also edit and delete procedure roles.

athenahealth suggests starting with, at a minimum, the following roles, and assigning the appropriate usernames, if available:

• Surgeon
• Anesthesia
• Circulator
• Scrub