Opportunities for medical scribes have exploded over the last ten years as more and more providers discover how valuable their work is. As a result, there are now several large companies offering scribe services to providers across the country. These companies have thousands of positions to fill every year and recruit aggressively. Because of this, some people who are interested in becoming a medical scribe — especially in the Portland metro area — don’t know that there’s a better option right in their backyard.

The benefit of medical scribes touches on many different areas within a practice or healthcare system. Scribe services can also be customized to meet the unique demands and workflows of each customer. That’s why we consider ourselves more than just a scribe company. We want to be partners in your success. We’ll explore how we do that in upcoming posts. We’ll also talk about the important topics facing providers and administrators every day and hope you’ll follow along.

More than a decade ago, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The legislation contained hundreds of billions of dollars in new government spending meant to counter the effects of the Great Recession, which was ravaging the American economy. One key component of this legislation included a mandate that all public and private healthcare providers adopt electronic medical records (EMRs) for regular use.

In what’s become an annual tradition, healthcare magazine Medical Economics compiles a list of the top challenges physicians will face in the upcoming year. Recently, administrative burdens, payment challenges, and EMR usability frustrations dominate these lists. 2020’s list is no different.