Medical Scribes: Salvation for Primary Care or Workaround for Poor EMR Usability?

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 979-981

  Schiff, Gordon D ^a,b   Zucker, Laura ^c,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Family Practice Group Sagov Center for Family Medicine   (United States)

^d MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; WORKFLOW; WORKSHOP; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84978100661     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3788-x     Document Type: Editorial

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