Who can administer screening tools?

• A. Staff, patient self-report, or integrated into EHR.
• B. Physicians only.
• C. Nurses only.
• D. Patients cannot self-report.

Answer: (A)

Screening tools are designed to be efficiently used within real-world care settings by different members of the care team and through automated systems. They can be administered by trained staff as part of intake or routine assessments, completed by patients themselves through paper forms or patient portals, or generated and scored automatically when embedded in the electronic health record. This flexible approach helps ensure broad screening coverage, saves clinician time, and supports consistent, timely identification of issues. That’s why the best answer includes staff, patient self-report, and integration into the EHR. Limiting administration to physicians (or to nurses only) or excluding patient self-report would miss these practical, scalable options.