ScribeAmerica explained

ScribeAmerica
Type:Private
Industry:Healthcare
Foundation:
Lancaster, California, U.S.
Founders:Michael Murphy
Luis Moreno
Location City:Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Location Country:U.S.
Area Served:United States
Key People:Dave King CEO
Services:Medical scribe
Revenue: $76 million (2014)[1]
Num Employees:4,635 (2014)

ScribeAmerica is a provider of medical scribes to hospitals and medical practices.[2] [3] [4] Co-founders Michael Murphy and Luis Moreno met in 2002[5] and founded ScribeAmerica the following year in Lancaster, California.[2] [6] [7] [8] ScribeAmerica was headquartered in Aventura, Florida[2] [9] but recently moved its main offices to a larger facility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The company had an annual revenue of $32.1 million in 2012.[10] In August 2014, the company had 4,100 scribes[11] in 610 hospitals.[1] [12] [13] As of December 2014, the company had 4,635 employees across 580 contracts. ScribeAmerica acquired Medical Scribe Systems (Emergency Medicine Scribe Systems Inc.) in 2015 [14] and PhysAssist, a competing scribe company, in November 2018.[15] In the Wall Street Journal, Murphy estimated 10,000 medical scribes work in the United States, mostly in emergency rooms.[16]

The Affordable Care Act offers incentives to the adoption of electronic medical record-keeping.[16] [17] [18] ScribeAmerica is the most frequently-used medical scribe provider in the United States and documented 7 million patient visits in 2012.[4] [19] [20] Since the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act passed in 2009, the company has grown 90-100% each year.[21]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: An old-school fix to doctors' tech woes: Medical scribes . Zillman, Claire . . 9 January 2015 . 6 February 2015 .
  2. News: A Busy Doctor's Right Hand, Ever Ready to Type . Katie Hafner . January 12, 2014 . The New York Times . April 12, 2014.
  3. Web site: Scribes can ease documentation burden -- for a price . Dolan, Pamela Lewis . November 28, 2011 . www.amednews.com . American Medical News . April 12, 2014.
  4. Web site: Electronic medical records systems create need for scribes to input data . Stacey Burling . April 21, 2011 . Philly.com . April 12, 2014.
  5. How ScribeAmerica will help doctors focus on patients, not paperwork . David Zax . Fast Company . 16 June 2014 . 10 August 2014 .
  6. Web site: Aiding ER doctors . Keith Darcé . June 9, 2007 . Union Tribune . April 12, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101002034128/http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20070609-9999-1b9scribes.html . October 2, 2010 .
  7. Web site: Docs using scribes to ease EHR transition . Joseph Conn . February 8, 2010 . Modern Healthcare . April 12, 2014.
  8. Web site: Capital City Recap Segments . January 14, 2014 . WILS 1320 . May 26, 2014.
  9. News: Hate Dealing With an EHR? Use a Scribe and Profits Increase . Neil Chesanow . February 27, 2014 . Medscape .
  10. ScribeAmerica . . May 26, 2014.
  11. News: Medical scribes help Sioux City doctors focus on patients . Dolly A. Butz . Sioux City Journal . 10 July 2014 . 10 August 2014.
  12. News: Doctors prescribe scribes . Dayal McCluskey, Priyanka . Boston Herald . March 31, 2014 . May 26, 2014.
  13. Do Doctors Need EHR 'Scribes'? . Ellis Booker . February 12, 2014 . Information Week . April 12, 2014.
  14. News: Medical Scribe Services Firm Acquires Fellow Provider . Staffing Industry Analysts . 8 April 2015 . 8 July 2024.
  15. Web site: HealthChannels Announces Acquisition of Texas-Based PhysAssist Scribes. Wilson. Justin. November 1, 2018. ScribeAmerica. October 29, 2019.
  16. News: In Praise of Medical Scribes . Alan J. Bank. Wall Street Journal. 6 April 2014 . 10 August 2014.
  17. Web site: Scribes Are Back, Helping Doctors Tackle Electronic Medical Records. NPR . 21 April 2014 . 10 August 2014 .
  18. News: The doctor will see you now. So will the scribe. . Christopher Snowbeck . Washington Times . 7 June 2014 . 10 August 2014 .
  19. Web site: Vendor Switching Takes Root . Cindy Atoji . The Progressive Physician . January 19, 2014 . May 26, 2014.
  20. Web site: Say What? Scribes Seek to Prevent Physician Burnout: Interview with CEO Dr. Michael Murphy . Shiv Gaglani . medGadget. 16 April 2014 . 10 August 2014.
  21. News: Obamacare's early impact in Morris . Lorraine Ash. Daily Record . 22 June 2014 . 10 August 2014 .

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