Physicians increasingly turn to scribes to offset EHR work

EHR adoption has meant the emergence of a new kind of professional in clinics and emergency rooms: scribes. Physicians who use them say they feel liberated from the constant note-taking EHR systems require, according to an article in the New York Times. While some even go so far as to say scribes are life-changing and remove much of the administrative burden from physicians, critics worry about the privacy implications. Read the story below: