Publications by authors named "Brian H Imdieke"
Objectives: The number of surgeries performed in the United States has increased over the past two decades, with a shift to the ambulatory setting. Perioperative complications and mortality pose significant health care burdens. Inadequate preoperative assessment and documentation contribute to communication failure and poor patient outcomes.
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- The medical scribe program aims to improve provider efficiency by allowing clinicians to focus more on patient care rather than EHR documentation, with key objectives of enhancing provider satisfaction and standardizing documentation.
- The program was implemented in nine clinics across various specialties, and a study showed that the majority of surveyed providers found scribes valuable, reporting significant improvements in documentation time and reduced EHR burden at home.
- Overall, the use of medical scribes enhanced clinician satisfaction and improved the quality of patient interactions, indicating their effectiveness in improving work life for healthcare providers.
Integration of Medical Scribes in the Primary Care Setting: Improving Satisfaction.
J Ambul Care Manage
February 2018
There are little published data on the use of medical scribes in the primary care setting. We assessed the feasibility of incorporating medical scribes in our ambulatory clinic to support provider documentation in the electronic medical record. In our convenience sampling of patient, provider, and staff perceptions of scribes, we found that patients were comfortable having scribes in the clinic.
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