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Scribes Impact On Patient And Provider Experience In The Outpatient Setting, Kimberly A. Taylor
Scribes Impact On Patient And Provider Experience In The Outpatient Setting, Kimberly A. Taylor
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effectiveness of using scribes in the outpatient setting on patient and provider experience. A mixed methods approach with a convenience sample of voluntary patient participants scheduled for an outpatient appointment was utilized. Two primary care physicians volunteered to receive scribes. Four hospital corpsmen were selected and trained to serve in the scribe role.
This quality improvement project evaluated two aspects of experience during the implementation of the scribes. These included: 1) patient experience as indicated via a pre and post implementation questionnaire; and 2) provider experience as indicated via a pre …