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Virtual scribes can reduce physician workload while increasing revenue

from Medical Economics

Virtual scribes can reduce physician workload while increasing revenue Medical Economics Jennifer Bacani McKenney, M.D., knew her already busy schedule would become almost unmanageable when she found out another physician at her Fredonia, Kansas-based family practice had passed away unexpectedly. As she incorporated a deluge of patients into her schedule, McKenney says her workload quickly spiraled out of control. “It was unsustainable,” she recalls. All of that changed eight years ago when she hired a virtual scribe — someone who works offsite or in a different area of the practice (i.e., not in the exam room) — to document important aspects of the encounter so she could focus on providing patient care and working more efficiently. READ MORE

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