Emergency Department

15-hour days. Full waiting rooms. Dozens of speedy patient consults. Emergency Department doctors face a slew of exhausting demands every day. Inputting documentation is among the most time consuming. And it’s responsible for so much doctor burnout, studies have shown that physicians can spend up to 2 hours in documentation for every hour spent with patients.

Benefits

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1

Reduce the impact of provider burnout by taking on administrative burden.

2

Right-size Patient to Provider Staffing Ratios.

3

Improve Patient Experience and Decrease in Left Without Being Seen (LWBS) Metrics.

4

Achieve improved ROI – from improved PPH to decreased LOS, scribes help you achieve your department’s goals.

How it Works.

Our team, led by an emergency physician, conducts an analysis and provides the roadmap for a balanced ED with scribes.

Optimize Healthcare Delivery
Meet Clinical Data Standards
Recruit and Train Exceptional Scribes

ED scribes are available for around-the-clock coverage and are trained to:

  • Document Triage Notes to the Highest Level of Specificity
  • Request Provider Feedback for Chart Approval
  • Assist with Comfort Rounding
  • Work with Nursing Staff to Prepare Discharge Information
ED scribes are available for around-the-clock coverage and are trained to:

With a medical scribe embedded within the care team, you will reduce inefficient documentation and improve clinical data capture for accurate billing.

  • Capture information at the point of care.
  • Identify unique patients for specialized care.
With a medical scribe embedded within the care team, you will reduce inefficient documentation and improve clinical data capture for accurate billing.

Our process ensures scribes are ready for the non-stop ED environment.

  • Step 1: Demanding classroom training
  • Step 2: Training Shift with senior level scribes
  • Step 3: Continuous and Regular Reassesment
Our process ensures scribes are ready for the non-stop ED environment.

The Advanced Scribe Training Program

Approximately 120 hours per scribe

1
Orientation

2 weeks

  • Medical Terminology
  • System Based Videos
  • Audio Exercises
  • HIPAA/PHI Compliance
  • Documentation for Billing and Medicolegal Liability
  • Professional Appearance
  • Case Presentations
  • Final Examination
2
Supervisory Period

minimum 6 days

  • One-to-one Personal Clinical Training
  • Real-time Chart Review and Corrective Feedback
  • Advanced Efficiency and Patient Tracking Training
  • Core Measures and PQRI Documentation
  • Clinical Performance Final Assessment
3
Periodic Re-assessment

 

  • Quality Assurance Program and Continuing Scribe Education
  • Monthly Evaluations and Performance Assessments
  • Monthly Provider-to-Scribe Satisfaction Reporting
  • Charting Review and Deficiency Log
Our reputation and industry-leading initiatives ensure ER facilities such as yours can always rely on us to deliver medical scribes with superior training and professionalism. Due to our unique business structure and internal efficiency, we can pass the savings on to you. We recruit the most talented and eager personnel with a passion for the job, and we teach them to document the ScribeAmerica way. Once enrolled in our training, they learn skills and practices that will ensure high quality charting and efficiency. With our medical scribes, your department will reap the benefits of improved throughput, MORE ACCURATE DOCUMENTATION CAPTURE, and proven cost savings.

Interested in Becoming a Scribe?

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