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Provider

 

Retention

 

Strategy

Utilizing Scribes –Taking the “Doc” out of Documentation

Patricia Sand, MD Elaine Porter, MD Michaela Mangas BS, ACMSS Charles Kitzman, MMI Shasta Community Health Center, Redding CA

▪Vital Signs/

▪History of the Scribe Program ▪Lessons Learned ▪Guardrails

▪Training/Onboarding/Team Building ▪Provider Perspectives

▪Q/A

35 FT Provider FQHC  5 locations 

Live on      since May 2007

138,000 encounters annually 

Multiple services

Primary Care/Residency  2‐2‐2*NP/PA Fellowship*Pediatrics

Primary Care Neuropsychiatry

Dental

Homeless Van

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Motivations

Extend

 

shelf

lives

 

of

 

our

 

veteran

 

Provider

 

staff

 

(Retention)

Improve

 

the

 

Quality

 

of

 

our

 

Documentation

Mitigate

 

workers

 

comp

 

claims/repeated

 

computer

 

use

Let

 

our

 

Clinicians

 

feel

 

like

 

Clinicians

 

again

 

(Satisfaction)

*Making money was/is NOT a goal of the program

In

 

the

 

beginning…

3rdparty Evaluator

5 scribes for the pilot

Bachelors Degrees required

Early adoption was met with Resistance

Opinion leaders influenced others over time

Today all providers utilize scribes

Scribe Profile

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐Onset ▪College educated ‐Bachelor

▪Interested in Medical Arts – Nursing, PA, NP ▪Type 45+ minute

▪1 year commitment

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐After Training Program Development

Some College

Scribe as Career Mindset

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Scribe Profile

Scribe Profile

Career

 

Path

      

Vs

      

Educational

 

Model

 

▪Longer Tenure/Less Turnover

▪More Training from Provider Required

▪More oversight necessary

▪More compartmentalization

▪Training‐based

▪Running Start

▪Higher Turnover

▪Easier on Providers – Short term

▪Faster Training/Onboarding

▪More crossover/flexibility

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Risks

 

and

 

Assumptions

Gender issues may interfere with care

Co‐dependency 

Territoriality 

CPOE (Meaningful Use) numbers could be impacted adversely Learning/Training process might negatively impact access

▪Medications off limits. No Abstracting, No Editing, No Ordering ▪No injectable medications

▪Pediatric Scribes are allowed to get Immunizations ordered ▪Can order Labs, Diagnostics, Referrals, CLIA Tests ▪Provider mustcreate the chart note, not the scribe ▪Role has expanded significantly over time to include:

▪Data Gathering – Report Abstraction ‐Pre‐Visit Planning  ‐Answer  Portal Traffic ‐Clinical Guidelines

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Q:

 

Why

 

can’t

 

we

 

just

 

go

 

back

 

to

 

the

 

1950’s

 

where

 

Doctors

 

were

 

Gods

 

and

 

no

 

one

 

ever

 

questioned

 

them?

A:

 

Because

 

the

 

CIO

 

said

 

so.

EHR

 

– The

 

Good

 

the

 

Bad

 

and

 

the

 

Ugly

The

 

Ugly

The

 

Bad

Th

e

 

Good

Access to Data Improves Some 

aspects of Care Better 

communication 

with patients

Time‐

Consuming 

Data Entry Information 

Overload MU <> Clinical 

Practice Template based 

notes degrade 

quality of note

I don’t feel like 

a provider 

anymore Lower skilled 

work is 

demoralizing Burnout*

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16 16 *Each ‘X’ is a clinician

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Increased Access* Better Data Capture Better Notes

Another Set of Eyes on Quality Easier Trainees (ICD‐10/Changes) Provider/Patient Satisfaction Better Behavior

Costs (onboarding – ongoing) Turnover

Co‐dependence  Patient Adoption/Sensitivity Territoriality

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Before

After

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Basics

Scribe pay range (13.00 – 18.80) @ SCHC is not as low as ER’s not as high as 

some.

Certification by American College of Medical Scribe Specialists 

($370 to start  $170 Annual Dues)

www.theacmss.orgfor more information.  Primary Care is a focus of 

certification

This is primarily for the Meaningful Use CPOE measures though other reasons 

may apply.

Average tenure of Scribe is 

1.8

years

Impact

The Scribes are a straight up cost for SCHC.  

No evidence of sustainability in the program in and of itself.

Budget 18 Pt/Day without a scribe  20 Pt/Day if you have a scribe.   Clinical Average remains at 18.

Benefits exist elsewhere and are worth consideration

Ex. Retention, Recruitment, Work/Life Balance, Quality Improvement, Communication Some teams are more fluid than others.  Can see 20+  ‐helps to subsidize others/onboarding  etc.

Backfilling

 

Operations

▪Other Revenue Streams are vitalfor us to continue to use Scribes. ▪340B Prescription Drug Program 

▪Partnership HealthPlan QIP Program

▪Meaningful Use

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Our

 

Reality

 

May

 

Not

 

Be

 

Your

 

Reality

▪Clinician Turnover

▪Managed Care – Costs Continue to Rise 

▪Referral Center, Patient Navigators, Patient Education etc ▪Preparations for eventual Value Based reimbursement 

which isn’t here yet

We continue because it’s a 

major

satisfier and we’ve been 

able to pay for it so far. (5 Years)

Training

 

and

 

Team

 

Building

Michaela Mangas, BS ACMSS – Provider EHR Trainer

What to look for

when hiring

a medical scribe:

Computer and Typing Skills: •At least 45 WPM. The higher the better.

•Basic computer proficiency in Windows environment  Spelling and Grammar:

•A spell check feature is very helpful (We use Spell‐ex). Attention to Detail

Organization

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What To Look For In Hiring A Scribe  (continued)

Good listening and communication skills

Confidence

Deal with mental health issues 

Good customer service 

Tech Savvy 

Interested in healthcare 

Some college‐Note taking and condensing conversations 

Helpful but not required:

Medical Terminology/Anatomy/Physiology courses, 

Medical Transcription background.

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Train the Trainer

I.

Recruitment

II.

Red

 

Flags

 

III.

Keys

 

To

 

Clinical

 

Team

 

Efficiency

 

IV.

Scribe

 

Etiquette

V.

Additional

 

Tasks

 

VI.

Scribing

 

No

Nos

 

VII.

Monthly

 

Meetings

 

VIII.

What

 

have

 

we

 

learned?

 

Scribe Etiquette

*Introduction from clinician before every visit. 

“Hi, John. Good to see you again, this is my scribe Tabitha, she will be documenting our visit today.” 

*Moderate interaction with patient when appropriate. 

Scribe Meetings

How

 

often?:

 

Once

 

per

 

month

 

for

 

an

 

hour.

 

What

 

for?:

 

Discuss

 

quality

 

measures,

 

EHR

 

updates,

 

workflow

 

efficiencies,

 

debriefing,

 

etc.

 

Who

 

runs

 

the

 

meetings?:

 

Lead

 

Scribe

 

and

 

other

 

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VIII. What have we learned?

Familiarity is key 

Differences in Pediatric vs. Family Practice 

Scribing 

Establishing a “float” scribe for sick calls and 

specialists  Scribe Guides very useful 

Interdepartmental Collaboration  Territoriality Early On 

Lead Scribe to work with clinician prior to 

training 

ACMSS 

Importance of Review Process 

Provider

 

Perspectives

Dr.

 

Patricia

 

Sand

 

Dr.

 

Elaine

 

Porter

Provider

 

Perspectives

 

– Early

 

Adoption

▪Have had 2 scribes assigned over a 5 year period 

▪College Experience is helpful – Synthesizing conversation is important ▪Younger scribes more in tune with vocab/social trends in teens = helpful ▪Scribe can chaperone for exams – freeing up the nurse = better 

workflow

▪Job Sharing  ‐are you available to help? Faxing, Running Specimen to  lab, etc. 

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Helping

 

the

 

Team

▪Ordering Labs

▪Scribes have shown they know how to learn the Immunization  Schedule. 

▪Communication With Patients – Work/School excuses, Service Animal  letters.

▪Create and maintain Template Saves and My Phrases for Providers ▪Some scribes have been trained to take vitals and room patients. 

Increases Utility

▪The presence of a Scribe can have a positive impact on patient behavior.

Work/Life

 

Balance

▪Huge impact on time actually in the Health Center – Rarely do charts  from home.

▪Able to do today’s work today. Provides more control over my practice. ▪Scribes, like nurses, learn your habits and can help keep you moving. ▪Scribes are easy to delegate time‐consuming small tasks to – Finding 

paperwork, Calling IT, loading paper in the printers, re‐stocking shelves,  creating labels etc.

▪Investing the time and energy into training your scribe pays dividends.  ▪Learn to let some things go. Meet them halfway.

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Provider

 

Perspective

 ‐

Quality

Later Adopter – Has highly Capable Scribe

College Degree (English) Fast learner, Tech Savvy.  Good 

Spelling/Grammar

Uses Tech to increase her helpfulness – (Looking up Provider 

Names, CDC website, OTC info)

For complicated Patients – She is trained to summarize the 

previous note for greater continuity in the Chart Note.

Reviews PAR reports and Med Management Agreements. Pre‐

emptive approach

Helps Manage Guidelines, Report anomalies, Finds Variances in 

Vitals (High BP, Ht jumps)

Additional

 

Impact

 

on

 

Quality

▪Trained her to fill out disability forms based in previous chart info – Saves time. ▪Can help with procedures like pap smears when nurse is busy.

▪Copy forms for the patient, fetch resources, provide patient education and safety  information.

▪Saves me 2‐3 hours a day – very noticeable when I have to work without a scribe. ▪We handle Clinical Quality as a Team in my clinic, the scribe definitely plays a role. ▪Scribes develop a much better understanding of the EHR platform, trains me as 

necessary.

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