CompletedNot Applicable

Doctor-Parent Interactions With Medical Scribes

United States732 participantsStarted 2017-09-30

Plain-language summary

The purpose of the study is to collect outcomes related to a quality improvement project assessing the feasibility and effectiveness of a medical scribe program in which medical scribes accompany clinicians during their visits with patients. The medical scribes involved in the project are professional scribes and medical students who will accompany clinicians during patient visits and takes notes, enabling the clinician to engage more directly with the patient.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Attending clinicians with privileges at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital and/or the Penn State Hershey Internal Medicine. This may include attending MDs or DOs and Nurse Practitioners (NPs).
✓. Voluntary participation in the medical scribe QI project.
✓. Consents to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Clinician is not participating in the scribe project.
✕. Clinician does not consent to participate in the research portion of this project.
✕. Patient (if 18 years or older) or parent/guardian (P/G) of patient being seen by a participating clinician.
✕. Patient was not seen by a resident or medical student prior to meeting with clinician.
✕. English speaking/reading.
✕. Patient or P/G has capacity to consent.
✕. Patient is seeing a clinician who has not consented to participate in the research portion of the study.
✕. Non-English speaking/reading.

What they're measuring

Clinician Burnout

Timeframe: 1 year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03473353

SponsorMilton S. Hershey Medical Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-06-29

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