A Quick look on Pros and cons of using a Medical Scribe

The advent of the new Electronic health records EHR contributes significantly to physician stress and burnout.

Outsourcing medical documentation to a medical Scribe is a reliable and hassle-free solution that would save a great deal of time. Traditional medical scribes’ act as personal documentation assistants and they help the physicians to deliver the best patient care possible.

The primary responsibility of a medical scribe is to record all the necessary information of patient care —clinical history, present complaints, diagnoses, procedures performed (either by the physician or other healthcare professionals), and other medical orders given (including prescriptions and tests).

Pros of Using Medical scribes

The primary benefit of using medical scribes report the following

• Medical Scribes reduce the data-entry time for physicians
• Improved patient-physician interaction
• Medical Scribes Creates a Positive impact on revenue
• Increased physician and patient satisfaction

Cons of Using a Medical Scribe

Despite the many benefits medical scribes provide, there are some main drawbacks to consider.

• Using a medical scribe can considerably increase the risk of medical errors in the patient’s records.
• Physicians often need to invest considerable time in training medical scribes. Also, many medical scribes receive very little training.
• Additional Cost involved in hiring a medical scribe

Demand for virtual medical scribes

Virtual medical scribes will address some of the concerns about using physical medical Scribe. A virtual medical scribe carefully listens in real-time to the patient visit and enters the required information into the EMR as directed by the healthcare professional. Virtual medical scribes offer the benefits of reduced cost, improved flexibility, and the capability to reduce training time.

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