ABC Scribes

Studies show that physicians in the hospital setting waste much valuable time sitting at a desk or at a computer documenting their patient encounters. This takes the physician away from what he/she is meant to do - see patients - and has the physician instead wasting precious time doing clerical work. A medical scribe can free the physician to be more productive, more available to patients, and ca

n improve both patient and physician satisfaction. ABC Scribes, Ltd is a service that is now available in southwest Ohio and the tri-state area. Who is a medical scribe? Don't worry, we get that question often! A scribe is a trained medical information specialist who focuses on charting physician-patient encounters in real-time during the patient's visit. Scribes work alongside a physician in the emergency department, office, or on rounds in the hospital. Scribes complete non-clinical tasks such as entering the patient history and physical exam into the electronic medical record as the physician interacts with the patient. Scribes also assist the physician in gathering data, such as reports, from the lab or radiology so the physician may then decide on further treatment or disposition of the patient. The scribe may need to enter orders for the physician under direct supervision and may assist in the completion of discharge paperwork. Think of a scribe as a physician’s partner in medical documentation.