Author: Jesse WangPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Patient-centered communication is an important aspect of medical encounters. Studies have shown that this style of communication improves patient satisfaction, reduces malpractice rates, and decreases diagnostic testing expenses. Two elements of patient-centered communication were utilized to develop a digital scribe for automatic medical documentation. One element was summarizing, which involved the provider recapping information to confirm an accurate understanding of the patient. Another element was signposting, which involved the provider using transition questions and statements to guide the conversation. A proof-of-concept study was conducted by simulating patient encounters with medical students. Results suggest that editing notes generated by the digital scribe may be significantly faster than typing and dictation. They also suggest that providers may require minimal training to use the digital scribe, and that they may quickly improve at using the system to document history sections. The system may have several advantages over dictation, human scribes, and previous digital scribe efforts. One advantage is that it may allow providers to focus on talking to patients instead of the computer. Another advantage is that it may minimize risks to patient privacy by avoiding the need to manually examine protected health information. It may also be lightweight enough to operate entirely within a healthcare organization's onsite computing network. In addition, the system may be affordable and cost-effective. These advantages may make the patient-centered digital scribe an effective tool for spending less time on medical documentation.
