Annual impact of scribes on physician productivity and revenue in a cardiology clinic

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2015, Pages 489-495

  Bank, Alan J ^a   Gage, Ryan M ^a  

^a United Heart and Vascular Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCRIBE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRODUCTIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WORKING TIME;

EID: 84943417252     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CEOR.S89329     Document Type: Article

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