Medical Scribes in an Academic Dermatology Practice

Vinod E Nambudiri; Alice J Watson; Elizabeth A Buzney; Thomas S Kupper; Mitchell H Rubenstein; Fei-Shiuann Clarissa Yang

doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.3658

Medical Scribes in an Academic Dermatology Practice

JAMA Dermatol. 2018 Jan 1;154(1):101-103. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.3658.

Authors

Vinod E Nambudiri^{1

2}, Alice J Watson^{1

2}, Elizabeth A Buzney^{1

2}, Thomas S Kupper^{1

2}, Mitchell H Rubenstein^{1

2}, Fei-Shiuann Clarissa Yang^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Abstract

This study examines the implementation of a multipractice quality improvement pilot program evaluating medical scribe impact on dermatologist documentation time and physician satisfaction.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Confidence Intervals
Dermatologists / organization & administration*
Dermatology / methods*
Documentation / methods*
Electronic Health Records
Female
Humans
Male
Pilot Projects
Practice Patterns, Physicians' / organization & administration*
Surveys and Questionnaires*
Time Factors
United States