Case Resolution
Your democratic group decides to conduct a trial period of using scribes. Their impact on physician satisfaction, cost-effectiveness, and throughput will be assessed after a few months. Whether scribe use decreases burnout has not been assessed.
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ACEP Now: Vol 38 – No 07 – July 2019Remember to be skeptical of anything you learn, even if you heard it on the Skeptics’ Guide to Emergency Medicine.
References
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- Shanafelt TD, Dyrbye LN, Sinsky C, et al. Relationship between clerical burden and characteristics of the electronic environment with physician burnout and professional satisfaction. Mayo Clinic Proc. 2016;91(7):836-848.
- Salyers MP, Bonfils KA, Luther L, et al. The relationship between professional burnout and quality and safety in healthcare: a meta-analysis. J Gen Intern Med. 2017;32(4):475-482.
- Yan C, Rose S, Rothberg MB, et al. Physician, scribe, and patient perspectives on clinical scribes in primary care. J Gen Intern Med. 2016;31(9):990-995.
- Cowan TL, Dunlop WA, Ben-Meir M, et al. Emergency consultants value medical scribes and most prefer to work with them, a few would rather not: a qualitative Australian study. Emerg Med J. 2018;35(1):12-17.
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2 Responses to “Does Adding Scribes Improve Emergency Department Efficiency?”
August 11, 2019
Robert MohrHave there been any studies evaluating scribe written versus physician crafted notes in an adverse legal situation such as a lawsuit or peer review situation?
My fear after working with a variety of scribes is sometimes their click box notes are fine for billing but lack a human touch.
Trust me, I love not staying after work to write notes but haven’t been thrilled with some of the notes in retrospect.
August 23, 2019
Margaly Montilusadding scribes do improve emergency department efficiently AND productivity.