![]() Charles Medical Group in Bend, Oregon was scrapped because the “modest” productivity gains (only ½ a patient visit added per day) were insufficient to pay for the scribes. Some doctors see a 6%-8% (the high end of the range) productivity lift, however, a 2019 $480,000 scribe model pilot at St. ![]() Yes, a scribe will bring some relief from EHR documentation, but the resulting productivity gains are mixed. So desperate is the situation, they add this expense with no guarantees of financial returns sufficient to pay for it. ![]() At about $15 per hour (a rough national average ) the annual expense with benefits can reach $25,000 to $35,000. With the Covid Pandemic, it is hard to tell exactly where the number stands today but the bottom line is it is a fast-growing solution. A few years ago, the College of Medical Scribe Specialists predicted 100,000 scribes would be employed by 2020. The burnout issue is real and hiring a scribe to help with the heavy EHR documentation burden is becoming a common approach to solving it. ![]() In other cases, when administration is not providing the help, many exasperated doctors are paying for a scribe out of their own pocket. In the on-going battle to combat physician burnout, many hospital administrators and / or physician group leaders desiring to help, face the dilemma of adding yet more costs to an operation likely already struggling to turn a profit. Chief Operating Officer at Team Care Medicine, LLC ![]()
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