In Praise of Medical Scribes
An old-fashion remedy for the ills of electronic record-keeping.
By ALAN J. BANK
April 6, 2014 5:52 p.m. ET
In a new article published in the Wall Street Journal, Alan J. Bank, medical director of research at United Heart and Vascular Clinic in Minneapolis, Minnesota, describes a solution for rising physician dissatisfaction: "the use of medical scribes." Since he began using a scribe in 2012, nine of his colleagues have also started using scribes to increase their patient volumes and leave clinic on time.
To read more about Dr. Bank's experience with medical scribes you can read the full article on the Wall Street Journal webpage: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304418404579469371577995400. To read more about Dr. Bank's 2013 prospective study on the use of scribes, you can download the full article here.
An old-fashion remedy for the ills of electronic record-keeping.
By ALAN J. BANK
April 6, 2014 5:52 p.m. ET
In a new article published in the Wall Street Journal, Alan J. Bank, medical director of research at United Heart and Vascular Clinic in Minneapolis, Minnesota, describes a solution for rising physician dissatisfaction: "the use of medical scribes." Since he began using a scribe in 2012, nine of his colleagues have also started using scribes to increase their patient volumes and leave clinic on time.
To read more about Dr. Bank's experience with medical scribes you can read the full article on the Wall Street Journal webpage: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304418404579469371577995400. To read more about Dr. Bank's 2013 prospective study on the use of scribes, you can download the full article here.
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