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Scribes have the potential to address several causes of physician burnout at primary care practices
High-quality scribes generate high-level gains in primary care practices.
That's the conclusion of recent research published in JAMA Internal Medicine, which found scribes decreased physician EHR documentation burden, boosted work efficiency, and improved patient visit interactions.
Scribes can have a significant impact on a prominent factor for physician burnout, the researchers wrote.
"Emerging evidence indicates that EHRs, as currently implemented, increase clerical workload and physician stress and interfere with direct physician-patient interaction, thereby diminishing professional satisfaction and contributing to professional burnout," the researchers wrote
