Impact of scribes on patient interaction, productivity, and revenue in a cardiology clinic: A prospective study

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 399-406

  Bank, Alan J ^a   Obetz, Christopher ^b   Konrardy, Ann ^b   Khan, Akbar ^a   Pillai, Kamalesh M ^a   McKinley, Benjamin J ^a   Gage, Ryan M ^a   Aturnbull, Mark ^a   Kenney, William O ^a  

^a United Heart and Vascular Clinic   (United States)

^b ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical economics; Patient satisfaction; Physician productivity; Physician patient interaction; Scribe

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT INTERACTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRODUCTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVENUE; SCRIBES; UNITED STATES; WORKING TIME;

EID: 84881536999     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CEOR.S49010     Document Type: Article

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