Question

John is a medical assistant who often assists with scribing duties in the office. He works for a very busy family practice. Explain the responsibilities John has as a scribe. Include in your discussion how John should behave when he is in the exam room with the patient and the doctor. What are his responsibilities during scribing? What is expected of John, as a scribe? What will help him succeed as a scribe? Use the information you learned from exploring the websites under the Learning Activities area to help you write a strong post.

Answer 1

# The role of a scribe are :-

-to record- into the medical record and detailed information from the patient's visit to clinic

-general role and scope dependent on physician, physician group, and setting/ hospital in which the scribe is employed

# His responsibilities during scribbling are :-

-documentation

-patient flow

# John should behave in a professional way in the examination room , listening with attention to the patient t and physician and documenting it . He should maintain privacy and confidentiality of the patient's health information.

# To succeed as a scribe he should be aware of the following :-

-electronic medical record navigation

-HIPAA and patient privacy

-flow and function of the ED

-basic medical terminology

-general anatomy and physiology

-methodology of writing an HPI

-awareness of billing principles as they pertain to the medical note

-common medications