Costs and Productivity Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act Scribes Trial

To improve access, the VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act of 2018 mandated a 2-year study of medical scribes in Veterans Health Administration specialty clinics and emergency departments. Medical scribes are employed in clinical settings with the goals of increasing provider productivity and satisfaction by minimizing physicians ’ documentation burden. Our objective is to quantify the economic outcomes of the MISSION Act scribes trial.
Source: Value in Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Economic Evaluation Source Type: research