 ScribeAmerica logo | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Healthcare |
| Founded | 2003 Lancaster, California, U.S. |
| Founders | Michael Murphy Luis Moreno |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Dave King
CEO |
| Services | Medical scribe |
| Revenue |  $76 million (2014)
[1] |
Number of employees | 4,635 (2014) |
| Website |
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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.
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
- ^ a b Zillman, Claire (9 January 2015). "An old-school fix to doctors' tech woes: Medical scribes". Fortune. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ a b c Katie Hafner (January 12, 2014). "A Busy Doctor's Right Hand, Ever Ready to Type". The New York Times. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ Dolan, Pamela Lewis (November 28, 2011). "Scribes can ease documentation burden -- for a price". www.amednews.com. American Medical News. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ a b Stacey Burling (April 21, 2011). "Electronic medical records systems create need for scribes to input data". Philly.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ David Zax (16 June 2014). "How ScribeAmerica will help doctors focus on patients, not paperwork". Fast Company. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Keith Darcé (June 9, 2007). "Aiding ER doctors". Union Tribune. Archived from the original on October 2, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ Joseph Conn (February 8, 2010). "Docs using scribes to ease EHR transition". Modern Healthcare. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ "Capital City Recap Segments". WILS 1320. January 14, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ^ Neil Chesanow (February 27, 2014). "Hate Dealing With an EHR? Use a Scribe and Profits Increase". Medscape.
- ^ "ScribeAmerica". Inc. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ^ Dolly A. Butz (10 July 2014). "Medical scribes help Sioux City doctors focus on patients". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Dayal McCluskey, Priyanka (March 31, 2014). "Doctors prescribe scribes". Boston Herald. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ^ Ellis Booker (February 12, 2014). "Do Doctors Need EHR 'Scribes'?". Information Week. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ Wilson, Justin (November 1, 2018). "HealthChannels Announces Acquisition of Texas-Based PhysAssist Scribes" (PDF). ScribeAmerica. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ a b Alan J. Bank (6 April 2014). "In Praise of Medical Scribes". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ "Scribes Are Back, Helping Doctors Tackle Electronic Medical Records". NPR. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Christopher Snowbeck (7 June 2014). "The doctor will see you now. So will the scribe". Washington Times. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Cindy Atoji (January 19, 2014). "Vendor Switching Takes Root". The Progressive Physician. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ^ Shiv Gaglani (16 April 2014). "Say What? Scribes Seek to Prevent Physician Burnout: Interview with CEO Dr. Michael Murphy". medGadget. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ Lorraine Ash (22 June 2014). "Obamacare's early impact in Morris". Daily Record. Retrieved 10 August 2014.