ScribeAmerica

ScribeAmerica is a provider of medical scribes to hospitals and medical practices.[2][3][4] Co-founders Michael Murphy and Luis Moreno met in 2002[5] and founded ScribeAmerica the following year in Lancaster, California.[2][6][7][8] ScribeAmerica was headquartered in Aventura, Florida[2][9] but recently moved its main offices to a larger facility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

ScribeAmerica
TypePrivate
IndustryHealthcare
Founded2003 (2003)
Lancaster, California, U.S.
FoundersMichael Murphy
Luis Moreno
Headquarters
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
,
U.S.
Area served
United States
Key people
Michael Murphy, M.D. CEO
Sarah Lamb, COO
ServicesMedical scribe
Revenue $76 million (2014)[1]
Number of employees
4,635 (2014)
Websitescribeamerica.com

The company had an annual revenue of $32.1 million in 2012.[10] In August 2014, the company had 4,100 scribes[11] in 610 hospitals.[1][12][13] As of December 2014, the company had 4,635 employees across 580 contracts. ScribeAmerica acquired PhysAssist, a competing scribe company, in November 2018.[14] In the Wall Street Journal, Murphy estimated 10,000 medical scribes work in the United States, mostly in emergency rooms.[15]

The Affordable Care Act offers incentives to the adoption of electronic medical record-keeping.[15][16][17] ScribeAmerica is the most frequently-used medical scribe provider in the United States and documented 7 million patient visits in 2012.[4][18][19] Since the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act passed in 2009, the company has grown 90-100% each year.[20]

References
  1. Zillman, Claire (9 January 2015). "An old-school fix to doctors' tech woes: Medical scribes". Fortune. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. Katie Hafner (January 12, 2014). "A Busy Doctor's Right Hand, Ever Ready to Type". The New York Times. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  3. Dolan, Pamela Lewis (November 28, 2011). "Scribes can ease documentation burden -- for a price". www.amednews.com. American Medical News. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  4. Stacey Burling (April 21, 2011). "Electronic medical records systems create need for scribes to input data". Philly.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  5. David Zax (16 June 2014). "How ScribeAmerica will help doctors focus on patients, not paperwork". Fast Company. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  6. Keith Darcé (June 9, 2007). "Aiding ER doctors". Union Tribune. Archived from the original on October 2, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  7. Joseph Conn (February 8, 2010). "Docs using scribes to ease EHR transition". Modern Healthcare. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  8. "Capital City Recap Segments". WILS 1320. January 14, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  9. Neil Chesanow (February 27, 2014). "Hate Dealing With an EHR? Use a Scribe and Profits Increase". Medscape.
  10. "ScribeAmerica". Inc. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  11. Dolly A. Butz (10 July 2014). "Medical scribes help Sioux City doctors focus on patients". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  12. Priyanka Dayal McCluskey (March 31, 2014). "Doctors prescribe scribes". Boston Herald. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  13. Ellis Booker (February 12, 2014). "Do Doctors Need EHR 'Scribes'?". Information Week. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  14. Wilson, Justin (November 1, 2018). "HealthChannels Announces Acquisition of Texas-Based PhysAssist Scribes" (PDF). ScribeAmerica. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  15. Alan J. Bank (6 April 2014). "In Praise of Medical Scribes". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  16. "Scribes Are Back, Helping Doctors Tackle Electronic Medical Records". NPR. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  17. Christopher Snowbeck (7 June 2014). "The doctor will see you now. So will the scribe". Washington Times. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  18. Cindy Atoji (January 19, 2014). "Vendor Switching Takes Root". The Progressive Physician. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  19. Shiv Gaglani (16 April 2014). "Say What? Scribes Seek to Prevent Physician Burnout: Interview with CEO Dr. Michael Murphy". medGadget. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  20. Lorraine Ash (22 June 2014). "Obamacare's early impact in Morris". Daily Record. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
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