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Treatment for Medical Scribes

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Steven Pizer, PhD
Research Sponsored by VA Boston Healthcare System
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
• Expression of interest by VAMC
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up approximately 42 months
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is being done to see if having medical scribes at VA hospitals help with provider efficiency, patient satisfaction, wait times, and daily patient volume.

Eligible Conditions
  • Medical Scribes

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~approximately 42 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and approximately 42 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Daily visit-based provider efficiency
Days to completed consult
Days to scheduled consult
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: TreatmentExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The VAMC sites randomized to the treatment arm are each expected to have four medical scribes, with two being VA employees and two being contractors, introduced into emergency departments or specialty clinics to assist providers during patient encounters.
Group II: No interventionActive Control1 Intervention
The VAMC sites randomized to the comparison arm will not have medical scribes introduced into emergency departments or specialty clinics.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

VA Boston Healthcare SystemLead Sponsor
68 Previous Clinical Trials
970,440 Total Patients Enrolled
US Department of Veterans AffairsFED
868 Previous Clinical Trials
487,878 Total Patients Enrolled
Steven Pizer, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorBoston VA Healthcare System

Frequently Asked Questions

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Kentucky
How old are they?
18 - 65
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Evaluation of the Use of Medical Scribes in VAMC Emergency Departments and Specialty Care Clinics
Melissa Garrido 2019. "Evaluation of the Use of Medical Scribes in VAMC Emergency Departments and Specialty Care Clinics". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04154462.
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