PhysAssist Scribes

PhysAssist ScribesCompany type| Private

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Industry| Healthcare
Founded| Fort Worth, Texas 1995 (1995)
Founder|

* John Geesbreght, MD

Headquarters|

Fort Worth, Texas

United States

Area served

| United States

Key people

| Alex Geesbreght CEO
Services| Medical scribe
Revenue|  $29 million (2014)[1]

Number of employees

| 172 (2014)
Website| iamscribe.com

PhysAssist Scribes is a provider of medical scribes to hospitals and medical practices.[2] The company was founded in 1995 in Fort Worth, Texas by Dr. John Geesbreght, an emergency department physician and Dr. Elliott Trotter, also an emergency department physician, who began a model program at Harris Methodist Hospital.[3] Dr. Geesbreght, with approval from Texas Christian University (TCU) administration, recruited four pre-med TCU students to establish what is now PhysAssist Scribes, Inc.[4]

PhysAssist Scribes is the oldest medical scribe company in the United States.[5]

Medical scribes work side-by-side with emergency department physicians throughout their shift and document the entire patient encounter in real-time.[6] Scribes document the patient encounter into an electronic medical record (EMR) so the doctor can spend his or her time caring for the patient, improving the workflow of busy emergency departments and clinics, increasing patient throughput and driving efficiency and productivity for physician groups and hospitals.[7] An estimated 22 companies provide scribe services across the United States.[8]

In 2008, PhysAssist Scribes employed two corporate employees and 35 scribes, which increased to 2,500 professionals in 30 states by 2015.[9] The company now has 172 employees, 3,500 scribes in 36 states. In 2014, Inc. magazine named PhysAssist Scribes one of the Top 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the country, with reported revenue of $29.3 million in 2013.[1]

In 2008, PhysAssist Scribes created I AM SCRIBE University, in Fort Worth, Texas to train scribes on medical terminology, EHR documentation, privacy laws, compliance and professional ethics.[10]

In May 2014, Ernst & Young announced that PhysAssist Scribes’ President and CEO Alex Geesbreght was a finalist for the 2014 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for his company’s founding role in the medical scribe services industry.[11]

## References

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1. ^ a b "PhysAssist Scribes". Inc. 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
2. ^ Katie Hafner (January 12, 2014). "A Busy Doctor's Right Hand, Ever Ready to Type". The New York Times. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
3. ^ Steve Jacob (5 March 2014). "Medical Scribes Ease EMR Time Burden". D Healthcare Daily. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
4. ^ "Scribe program gives students first-hand ER experience". TCU 360. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
5. ^ Steve Jacob (5 March 2014). "Medical Scribes Ease EMR Time Burden". D Healthcare Daily. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
6. ^ Saerom Yoo (25 August 2014). "Scribes improve health care efficiency, gain education". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
7. ^ Alan J. Bank (6 April 2014). "In Praise of Medical Scribes". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
8. ^ Alan A. Ayers (September 2016). "The Rise of Medical Scribes: A Fit for Urgent Care?". The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
9. ^ Edgar Walters (1 October 2015). "New Era for Health Records Drives Demand for Medical Scribes". Texas Tribune. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
10. ^ Lauren Silverman (February 12, 2014). "Medical Scribes – The Digital Records Workforce". KERE News. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
11. ^ A. Lee Graham (7 May 2014). "Fort Worth execs among finalists for EY Entrepreneur Of The Year". Fort Worth Business. Retrieved 28 August 2016.