The rise of the medical scribe industry: Implications for the advancement of electronic health records

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 313, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 1315-1316

  Gellert, George A ^a   Ramirez, Ricardo ^a   Webster, S Luke ^a  

^a CHRISTUS Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EXPERT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCRIBE INDUSTRY; NOTE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ACCREDITATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; PATIENT SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84927556202     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.17128     Document Type: Note

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