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MEDICAL SCRIBE TRAINING

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MEDICAL SCRIBE CERTIFICATION

LEADERS IN MEDICAL SCRIBE TRAINING

ACMSO provides Advanced Medical Scribe Training. It is a physician-taught online
medical scribe certification that has real-life practice modules instead of
quizzes to prepare you and give you clinical experience. You get lifetime access
with our affordable course. Prerequisites: The minimum age for enrollment is 16.

* As physicians, we saw how important medical scribe training and experience
were to our experiences in medical school. More so, we noticed many courses
were charging a lot to teach the bare minimum.

* We built this course to give you a preamble to your medical education
training and make you a steadfast scribe with enough note taking experience
to write notes like it’s your second nature. As prehealth educators, we know
what to do to make sure to learn how to scribe and stay interested.

* All of the training you will need to work in any clinical environment you
desire as certified medical scribe specialists. Or enough clinical hours
through patient cases to get you prepared for medical, PA, or nursing school.

ON-DEMAND. PHYSICIAN-DEVELOPED. 1,200 STUDENTS TRAINED. LEARN BY PRACTICE
PATIENT CASES. SUBSPECIALTY CERTIFICATIONS. ADVANCED ACCREDITED MEDICAL SCRIBE
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AN EXTENSIVE GUIDE FOR MEDICAL SCRIBES

* In 2020, research published in the JCO journal ‘Oncology Practice’ found that
over 100 doctors surveyed agreed that using a medical scribe greatly
facilitated their patient consultations1.

* Not only did the doctors find that using a medical scribe saved them up to
20% of the total time spent per patient, they reported significant
improvement in the level of undivided attention and care that they were able
to provide each patient.

* A medical scribe may be defined as a paraprofessional who documents
practitioner-patient interactions in real time, taking responsibility for the
input of a complete, comprehensive record of a consultation session,
verification of the record by the practitioner (doctor, registered nurse or
other professional), and subsequent coordination with health-care staff to
ensure that the patient’s electronic health record or EHR is updated for
access and retrieval as necessary.

* According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, there is a sky-rocketing
demand for medical scribes and assistants who can handle administrative
record-keeping as well as clinical tasks, with an expected growth rate of
18%—over 100,000 new jobs created each year till 2030.

ROLES OF A MEDICAL SCRIBE

A medical scribe tracks, processes and records information of a highly technical
nature in a time-critical fashion, often working in a high-pressure environment
such as an Emergency Room (ER) or a Trauma Care Center. To do this, it is
essential that s/he must possess the following characteristics:

1. Have an excellent command of language skills, especially listening
comprehension

2. Possess a very good vocabulary and advanced spelling skills, with the
ability to spell new and complex medical terminology by approximation

3. Demonstrate an ability to type at speeds between 60 and 70 wpm4

4. Excel at organizing information through notes, charts and checklists

5. Be capable of focusing on a single stream of information in a complex,
dynamic situation

* Example Scenario5: A medical scribe working in an ER may be surrounded by
high noise levels, emotional content (pain and distress) and potentially
confusing data, as medical terms and patient information are being discussed
by multiple health-care staff such as nurses, EMTs, etc.

In addition to the above skills, successful medical scribes also possess certain
common qualities. Unlike the verifiable skill-set listed earlier, however, these
traits go deeper, are harder to assess, and might not be easy to acquire through
training or certification.

QUALITIES OF A MEDICAL SCRIBE

* A medical scribe, variously termed a Clinical Scribe, a Documentation
Assistant, or simply a Scribe, functions like a Personal Assistant (PA) to a
physician or health-care practitioner, documenting in detail the interaction
between the practitioner and each patient, and subsequently updating the
online medical records database or EHR.

* Although the medical scribe community includes individuals from diverse
backgrounds, the most typical profiles among medical scribes are:

* Current medical scribes or Certified Medical Assistants (CMAs) wishing to
update their skills and knowledge

* Pre-med and pre-health students (Undergraduate university students completing
the required coursework for entry into medicine, dentistry, optometry,
veterinary science and others)

* Students waiting out a ‘gap year’ after being accepted into one of the
health-care major courses like medicine

* Those studying for associate/ bachelor degrees in associated health-care
fields like nursing, counseling, sports medicine and rehabilitation therapy

* Individuals with a high school diploma, with a strong background in biology
and/or chemistry and proven communication skills

* Students in HS above age 16 with commitment to healthcare profession accepted
to course.

TIPS FROM THE PROS FOR ASPIRING MEDICAL SCRIBES

* As the need for medical scribes and tele-scribes grows, these occupations
represent an exciting opportunity for building a rewarding career with great
growth prospects.

* As you set out along this path, do take a minute to look over the insights
shared by some of the best medical scribes in our community – they share
their experiences on what helped them most on this journey:

1. BE A MEDICAL SCRIBE TO FIND OUT IF HEALTH-CARE IS RIGHT FOR YOU

Most pre-med and pre-health students who have current or past experience as
medical scribes recommend this path as the best way to figure out if the field
of health-care is a good fit for you.

“No matter how much you study, or if medical dramas are your favorite, there’s
only one way to find out if you’re cut out to be in health-care… go be a medical
scribe!” was the way that one former scribe who’s now in med school summed it
up.

2. BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE AS A FUTURE HEALTH-CARE PRACTITIONER VICARIOUSLY

Even if you’re absolutely sure that you’re going to enter health-care, the idea
of being responsible for people’s health and their lives can be scary. Working
as a medical scribe is a really good way of gaining confidence in your own
ability to carry out a patient consultation.

“By the time you’ve been a scribe for a year, you’ve done hundreds of consults,
and you know you can do it on your own, when the time comes,” said one of our
early trainees.

3. MAXIMIZE YOUR EXPOSURE AND VERSATILITY BY SCRIBING FOR DIFFERENT SPECIALTIES

Many students enter health-care training without having a clear idea of what
specialty they’d like to go in for. The medical scribes we spoke to affirmed
that their scribing experience played an important role in helping them gain
that clarity.

As one scribe who was recently accepted into medical school explained, “I
realized that ER and psychiatry wasn’t for me… I’m clear now that what I want to
do is pediatrics.”

4. SCRIBING TAKES 100% FOCUS AND HIGH ENERGY

All the scribes we surveyed were clear about one thing… there’s no room for
distraction on the job! In fact, our interviewees recommended that even off the
job, medical scribes should be careful about getting derailed by excessive
social drinking, partying and similar activities that could leave them with low
energy and poor attention on the job.

One former scribe summed it up like this, “The medical record you create is
supposed to help someone live a healthier life. That’s a serious
responsibility.”

5. THE FIRST FEW WEEKS ARE OVERWHELMING – DON’T QUIT!

Not surprisingly, nearly all the scribes in our survey had this suggestion for
aspiring medical scribes. No matter how well-prepared you are, they all said,
you’re likely to find it tough going at first. As one scribe declared,

“Don’t worry, it gets better. Give yourself time – you’ll surprise yourself!”

WHY MEDICAL SCRIBES ARE IMPORTANT

The accuracy of a patient’s medical record is critical for multiple reasons.
While some are obvious, others have more indirect or long-term implications.
Well-documented medical records lead to better health-care outcomes, by:

1. Improving patients’ ability to comply with recommendations regarding
medication dosage, schedule, dietary and lifestyle adjustments9.

2. Allowing practitioners to track and monitor patients’ progress closely10.

3. Facilitating hassle-free health-care billing and insurance claims filing11.

4. Augmenting scientific knowledge of diseases, their prevention and cure12.

Evidently, medical scribes fulfill a critical need, helping providers deliver
better quality patient care13. Not only that, the high-stakes nature of
health-care means that there is very little margin for error in a medical
scribe’s performance and output.

If all of this has made you conclude that being a medical scribe sounds like an
extremely responsible and challenging job – you’re absolutely right!

WHAT SCRIBES DO

In any and all of the above settings, a medical scribe’s portfolio includes most
or all of the following duties8:

1. Listening in during an ongoing practitioner-patient consulting session
(either on-site or through a remote interface)

2. Compiling notes on the relevant case details

3. Completing the required checklists, charts and tables in the EHR

4. Ensuring that any medical jargon and abbreviations used during consultation
are correctly spelled out and entered in long form

5. Tracking the entry of the patient’s physical exam, vital signs and medical
test results (lab work, scans, etc.) into the patient’s EHR

6. Entering billing-related coding into the EHR under practitioner supervision

7. Following up with practitioners to ensure verification and approval of
documentation

8. Retrieving a previously created EHR for a patient’s follow-up visit

WHERE SCRIBES WORK

A medical scribe may be affiliated with any of the different types of
health-care facilities7, including but not limited to:

* primary care centers

* urgent care services

* specialist care clinics/ hospitals

* emergency care centers

* in-patient care clinics/ hospitals

IMPORTANTLY, DOCTORS AND SCRIBES AGREE THAT THESE QUALITIES ARE CRUCIAL IN
FURTHERING A MEDICAL SCRIBE’S CAREER.

In fact, one study summarized the 5 characteristics of an outstanding medical
scribe, based on a survey of dozens of practitioners as well as medical
scribes6:

1. NOT AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS

Survey respondents ranked this as the #1 quality of a good medical scribe. In
order to ensure the accuracy of information entered into a patient’s EHR, a
scribe must unhesitatingly ask questions and clarify details with the
practitioner.

2. ABLE TO HANDLE PRESSURE AND CRITICISM

Since health-care is often delivered in crisis situations, a medical scribe must
be able to adapt to rapidly changing, sometimes turbulent situations, and to
withstand criticism, since health-care professionals are also functioning under
pressure.

3. GOOD AT BLENDING IN AND BEING UNOBTRUSIVE

To put patients at ease, and to minimize distraction for both patients and
practitioners, it is essential that a medical scribe should be able to function
in ‘low-key’ mode—in the survey, many people characterized a good scribe as,
“the fly on the wall”.

4. QUICK LEARNER

Given the huge amount of medical terminology and technical jargon that a medical
scribe needs to master on the job, it is not just desirable but imperative that
a scribe should be able to quickly grasp concepts and terms, and to remember and
use them appropriately.

5. GENUINELY INTERESTED IN MEDICINE

Not every medical scribe intends to become a health-care professional.
Nonetheless, it is highly desirable that a medical scribe should have a real,
deep interest in medical practice, and particularly, in improving patient
outcomes through health-care.

MEDICAL SCRIBE TRAINING

Going through a medical scribe certification program should ideally equip a
candidate to tackle the rigors of scribing. Unfortunately, choosing a poorly
designed course can leave a newly-certified scribe in a situation where the
training hasn’t prepared him/her for the real requirements of the job. A survey
of novice scribes showed us that the top causes for dissatisfaction and
frustration on the job included the following:

* Over-emphasis on studying and exams/ assessments centered around medical
terminology

* Lack of sufficient training in consultation protocol – what, how, when,
where

* Poor coaching in time-management tips and tools to keep pace with the demands
of live scribing

* No preparation for variability in style between practitioners

* Inadequate exposure to and/or lack of versatility with EHR/ EMR systems

Of course, discontinuing a scribe training program or quitting a scribing
position can potentially hamper or even derail a student’s medical school
applications process. Given the serious implications of success or failure as a
scribe, it is well worth asking the question, “How does ACMSO’s medical scribe
certification program succeed in preparing a candidate for scribing and a
medical career?”

HOW MUCH DO MEDICAL SCRIBES GET PAID?

* Estimates of the average pay for a medical scribe vary, ranging from $30,225
(talent.com) through $32,506 (glassdoor.com) to $32,616 (indeed.com) and the
highest at $35,922 (salary.com).

* Although not high-paying, the average hourly rate of roughly $14 for a
medical scribe far exceeds the minimum federal hourly wage of $7.2514 paid by
service industry positions open to students and individuals without advanced
degrees.

* In fact, income is not the primary incentive for most aspiring medical
scribes, as outlined below.

TOP MOTIVES LISTED BY THE MAJORITY OF SCRIBING CANDIDATES

EXPERIENCE AS A MEDICAL SCRIBE STRENGTHENS A MEDICAL SCHOOL APPLICATION. SOME OF
THE BENEFITS OF WORKING AS A SCRIBE WHEN COMPARED TO WORKING IN OTHER PCE OR HCE
ROLES ARE FAIRLY OBVIOUS, AND INCLUDE:

Greater opportunity for learning: Because medical scribes are required to
document practitioner-patient consultation, they gain in-depth exposure to
disease processes, symptoms, tests and treatment methods. Though medical
transcriptionists may perform similar documentation, they have no first-hand
exposure to health-care delivery.

1. Exposure to medical practice:

Being a medical scribe offers an unparalleled opportunity to experience
health-care delivery up close. Therefore, it represents an ideal way to:

1. develop familiarity and comfort with complex medical terminology

2. gain some understanding of the process of health-care delivery, and

3. evaluate whether one is fitted for a career in health-care

2. ABILITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTH-CARE DELIVERY

Not everyone may be fitted for a career on the frontline of health-care, because
of a variety of physical, psychological or economic constraints. Working as a
medical scribe allows individuals to contribute meaningfully to improving
health-care without the need for direct involvement in patient care.

3. ENHANCED CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

A long-term career as a medical scribe is only one of several options. Gaining
experience as a medical scribe is typically a gateway to other lucrative
careers, such as:

1. Medical records and health information specialist: Generally found in the
records departments of large health-care facilities. Although some
organizations require specialist certification, many consider candidates
experienced in medical record-keeping, particularly experience in EHR. The
median salary for this occupation is estimated at $51,84015.

2. Insurance verification specialist: Required to be proficient in medical and
drug terminology, EHR coding, data entry and management, as well as verbal
and written communication. The median salary for this occupation is
estimated at $60,93616.

Of course, a significant percentage of medical scribes go on to earn degrees
in health-care, which enables them to pursue careers such as:

1. Registered Nurse (RN): median salary estimated at $75,33017.

2. Nurse Practitioner (NP): requires an advanced degree in nursing, median
salary estimated at $111,68018.

3. Physician Assistant: median salary estimated at $115,39019.

4. Physician: median salary estimated at $208,00020.

WHY MEDICAL SCRIBES ARE IMPORTANT

1. Improving patients’ ability to comply with recommendations regarding
medication dosage, schedule, dietary and lifestyle adjustments9.

2. Allowing practitioners to track and monitor patients’ progress closely10.

3. Facilitating hassle-free health-care billing and insurance claims filing11.

4. Augmenting scientific knowledge of diseases, their prevention and cure12.

If all of this has made you conclude that being a medical scribe sounds like an
extremely responsible and challenging job – you’re absolutely right!

TELE-SCRIBING IN A POST-PANDEMIC ERA

The COVID-19 pandemic caused an upheaval in healthcare practices, forcing
healthcare seekers as well as providers to rely on telemedical consultations
instead of inperson visits. As telemedicine becomes a major method of healthcare
delivery in the longterm, the profile of medical scribing is rapidly adapting to
this change.

* ‘Telescribes’ or ‘virtual scribes’ as they have come to be called, perform a
very similar set of functions to medical scribes who work on-site at
health-care facilities21. The major difference arises because of the remote
location of a tele-scribe, which requires him/her to observe and record the
consultation session through tele-conferencing and screen-sharing.

* A tele-scribe is typically required to log in and access the medical records
database through a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or
HIPAA-compliant, secure, encrypted connection. One of the major, unique
responsibilities of a tele-scribe is ensuring data security, by following the
prescribed protocol for log-in, data entry and log-out.

* S/he may also be required to share screens with the practitioner, allowing
the latter to oversee the process of compiling notes and updating the record.
An additional challenge is the need for a tele-scribe to schedule
interactions with the practitioner for clarifying information and verifying
the updated medical record.

WHY MEDICAL SCRIBE CERTIFICATION AND WHY IT MATTERS

At present, medical scribing is an underregulated sector, meaning that it is
possible to be recruited as a scribe with little to no prior experience or
certification. The previous section outlined the diverse backgrounds of medical
scribes, while highlighting the traits and abilities essential to doing well in
the profession.

However, there are several sound reasons why an aspiring medical scribe should
first complete an accredited certification program such as the ACMSO medical
scribe Training.

ACMSO’s program is developed and taught by physicians experienced in training
medical scribes

What this means is that the ACMSO medical scribe certification actually prepares
you for everything you need to know and deal with as a medical scribe, whether
on-site or as a tele-scribe.

The ACMSO MST is comprehensive, with a wide coverage of medical specialties and
health-care contexts

1) ACMSO’S PROGRAM IS DEVELOPED AND TAUGHT BY PHYSICIANS EXPERIENCED IN TRAINING
MEDICAL SCRIBES

* What this means is that the ACMSO medical scribe certification actually
prepares you for everything you need to know and deal with as a medical
scribe, whether on-site or as a tele-scribe.

2) ACMSO SCRIBE TRAINING IS COMPREHENSIVE, WITH A WIDE COVERAGE OF MEDICAL
SPECIALTIES AND HEALTH-CARE CONTEXTS

* As an ACMSO-certified medical scribe, you can be confident of coping with the
rigors and requirements of diverse specialties, from cardiology to
dermatology and everything in between, including neurology, respiratory
medicine, gastroenterology, endocrinology, psychiatry and numerous others.

3) CERTIFICATION THROUGH ACMSO EQUIPS YOU TO HANDLE PRACTITIONER-PATIENT
CONSULTATIONS

* Physicians widely use the ‘SOAP note’ (Subjective – Objective – Assessment
– Plan) approach to structure patient consultations, and accurate
documentation of this forms a crucial part of a medical scribe’s task.

* ACMSO MST certification training will allow you to develop not just
familiarity but expertise at recording all important aspects of SOAP notes,
including:

1. Subjective elements such as CC (Chief Complaint) and HPI (History of
Present Illness)

2. Objective details like ROS (Review of Systems), vital signs and physical
exam findings

3. Assessment by the practitioner, including problem and differential
diagnosis

4. Plan of action, outlining practitioner-recommended tests, scans and any
additional consultations and/or referrals, as well as medications, therapy
and other suggested treatments.

4) THE PATIENT-CENTERED APPROACH TO ACMSO COURSES IS DESIGNED TO OPTIMIZE
ATTENTION AND ABSORPTION

* ACMSO maximizes your returns on the time and effort you invest in
certification, by including a strategic mix of infographics, text and video
material that heighten your cognitive engagement, in addition to practice
modules of real-life cases that evaluate your retention and application of
what you’ve learned.

5) ACMSO CERTIFICATION COURSES ARE FULLY ONLINE, AND CAN BE COMPLETED IN LESS
THAN 2 WEEKS

* Many trainees enrolled in the ACMSO MST are busy professionals or students
handling heavy work-loads.

* Accordingly, the program offers great flexibility, allowing trainees to
complete individual modules at any time of day or night, and to pace the
coursework to suit their schedules.

* This also makes it ideal for trainees who can dedicate several hours of study
every day, allowing them to fast-track certification and complete in as
little as two weeks.

6) THROUGH ACMSO, YOU GAIN EXPERIENCE IN WORKING WITH ALL MAJOR EHR SYSTEMS
CURRENTLY USED IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS

Due to the multiplicity of EHR platforms available at present, it is crucial
that aspiring medical scribes must develop versatility in navigating and using
different systems for recording and tracking patient medical records. ACMSO
offers training in all major EHR systems, including EPIC, Cerner, Meditech,
CPSI, Allscripts, Medhost, Netsmart and Athena.

7) THE NEWLY REVISED ACMSO CERTIFICATION COURSE INTEGRATES ALL ESSENTIAL FACETS
OF TRAINING REQUIRED FOR VIRTUAL SCRIBES

Due to the COVID-19 induced shift in health-care delivery, a major proportion of
practitioner-patient consultations have moved online, apparently for the long
term. The ACMSO program assures that its trainees emerge with the competencies
required to handle telescribing with ease and integrity.

8) THE MEDICAL SCRIBE CERTIFICATION OFFERED BY ACMSO HAS SOLID ACCREDITATION

ACMSO Certification is a member of ICE (institute for credentialing excellence).
While medical scribe certification does not require additional credentialing, we
have undergone vetting through a detailed process to ensure our students receive
the highest quality of coursework. Our course is reviewed by continuing medical
education providers Joint-Accrediting Body for Inter-professional Continuing
Education which encompasses the AMA, ANCC, and more. We are recognized as a
leading healthcare course by Forbes business council.

9) COMPLETING OUR MEDICAL SCRIBE TRAINING CONFERS MULTIPLE BENEFITS

As an ACMSO-certified medical scribe, you are also eligible to have your résumé
reviewed by the experts at ACMSO and get ACMSO support in medical scribe job
placement.

10) The ACMSO medical scribe certificate highlights all modules of the course

Your ACMSO certificate details your training in human biological systems,
medical terminology, patient history and EHR platforms. By doing this, it
effectively showcases your competencies to recruiters, enhancing your chances of
getting hired quickly.

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PREMED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

The ACMSS is the only program that incorporates over 100 hours of exposure to
clinical practice just within the duration of the training program. Apart from
building trainees’ knowledge and confidence in tackling clinical consultations,
our training program itself contributes a significant chunk of clinical
experience to our students’ medical school applications.

As stated earlier, medical scribes certified through ill-designed programs often
find themselves unequipped to cope with the pace of live consultations. In
contrast, ACmSS medical scribe certification mandates that all trainees must
gain active clinical experience by supporting that students shadow physicians
through patient consultations, thus preparing them for what to expect during
day-to-day scribing. Additionally, as trainees get exposure to different
practitioners, they develop versatility in adapting to differences in physician
style and case requirements.

MEDICAL SCRIBE CERTIFICATION & APTITUDE TEST

At ACMSO, we understand that there is no substitute for practice. This is why
the ACMSS requires each trainee to work through a full complement of
certification examination with real cases, compiling the complete medical record
including CC, HPI, RoS, SOAP, and all other components. Through this process,
AMST-certified scribes develop proficiency, speed and confidence in handling
real practitioner-patient consultations.

Through the ACMSS medical scribe certification, scribes can obtain certification
in a host of different domains of medical care, including cardiology,
dermatology, endocrinology, family medicine (including obstetrics and
gynecology), gastroenterology, hematology and oncology, ophthalmology,
neurology, nephrology, psychiatry, rheumatology, surgery and orthopedics,
emergency room care, as well as urgent care. Besides enabling ACMSS-certified
scribes to apply for specialty-specific scribing positions, this also helps our
trainees to prepare for specialized medical studies further on.

OBTAIN MULTIPLE CERTIFICATIONS IN ONE.

Anatomy, Physiology, & Medical Terminology Certifications

The medical terminology certification has all the information you need on
clinical abbreviations and physicians' written and verbal communication terms.
You will learn to decode complex clinical words used in emergency settings, lab,
medication supply and timing, and abbreviations used in intravenous fluid
administration. The study of human physiology and anatomy will introduce you to
the basic functions and structures of the human body. Additionally, this medical
scribe certification course will expose you to terminology relevant to these
topics from a physician’s lens.

Advanced Medical Scribe Certifications

All medical students learn the SOAP format of a medical note, presenting a
patient during a clinical round. SOAP format is a medical note standard with a
subjective section, which is a patient's verbal expressions of their condition.
It also has the objective bit that records physical observations of a patient's
condition. The assessment section notes the physician’s diagnosis, while the
plan section includes the physician's address of the problem. A scribe will take
note of treatment and tests prescribed and self-care strategies advised.

EMR & HIPPA Certification

Electronic Medical Record (EMR) digitizes patient records. Meaningful use of
EMR, as per the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), includes
improved user access to accurate and complete electronic medical records. Our
medical scribe training provides walk-throughs for the top 8 EMR platforms such
as Epic, Cerner, Athena, Meditech, and more. HIPAA for scribes covers
HIPAA-related topics such as Protected Health Information (PHI). By extension,
it is a module that highlights scribing risk, EMR security rules, and HIPAA
security, regulations, and security rules.

Specialty Certifications

Learn diseases from the lens of a physician including history to collect,
symptoms to assess, physical exam findings, and treatment plans to assign.
Training will enhance your knowledge in specific medical specialties and the
terminology, procedures, medication, anatomy, and charting processes common in
these specialties with a scribe certification for each specialty.

MEDICAL SCRIBE CERTIFICATION

Scribe Specialty Training

Urgent Care Scribe Certification

You will learn processes that involve the management of health care emergencies
in urgent care settings.

Emergency Room Scribe Certification

Emergency room medical scribes work alongside social workers, paramedics,
police, and emergency physicians. They need to learn toxicology, trauma,
anesthesia, and intensive care processes.

Family Medicine & Ob/Gyn Scribe Certification

This scribe certification covers medical terms, tests, disorders, medications,
and risks factors based on AAFP guidelines.

Cardiology Scribe Certification

Cardiology medical scribe training helps scribes identify the functions,
structure, disorders, procedures, and charting for problems such as heart
failure, atrial fibrillation, etc.

Endocrinology Scribe Certification

Endocrinology studies highlight common endocrine disorders and their care
processes like diabetes, hyperthyroidism, and more.

Neurology Scribe Certification

Neurology studies support a medical scribe's understanding of the spinal cord
and the brain like stroke, Parkinson’s disease, seizures, etc.

Psychiatry Scribe Certification

Medical scribes in psychiatry are exposed to patients' mental status and history
like depression, bipolar disorder, etc.

Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Scribe Certification

In dermatology for scribes, students learn about the skin, healing processes,
medication delivery, disorders, skin disorders for problems like acne, implants,
injectables, etc.

Rheumatology Scribe Certification

This course describes a medical scribe's functions in rheumatic diseases like
arthritis, lupus, etc.

Nephrology Scribe Certification

Training in note writing for various conditions of the kidneys including AKIs,
dialysis, etc.

Hematology & Oncology Scribe Certification

Training in various disease processes for blood disorders like leukemia, sickle
cell disease, and common cancers of the lung, liver, breast, colon.

Surgery & Orthopedic Scribe Certification

This course will assist in the medical scribes' understanding of surgical note
writing and orthopedic processes and note writing.

Ophthalmology Scribe Certification

The medical scribe will learn the anatomy of the eye, its disorders,
terminology, diagnostic studies, procedures, and medications in ophthalmology.

Radiology Scribe Certification

Training in note writing for various radiological findings.

Gastrointestinal Scribe Certification

Covering various disorders in GI including GERD, etc.

PRACTICE MEDICAL SCRIBING IN VARIOUS APPLICATION SCENARIOS.

HOSPITALS

Hospitals provide care, treatment, and diagnostic services to patients.
Additionally, they provide intensive and emergency care. Most of these
healthcare institutions have inpatient facilities and various disease care
departments.

Our medical scribe course teaches hospital scribes on inpatient workflow
management, care for unique populations, appropriate and EMR documentation. In
addition, hospital scribes will learn how to review patient history, prep, and
lab charts and medication.

OUTPATIENT CLINICS

Outpatient clinics are short-term care facilities. They also have a lot of
referral processes and non-emergency medical care. Outpatient clinic scribes
create efficient workflows helping physicians see more patients each day.

This efficiency improves patient outcomes and facility revenues. Along with
this, an outpatient medical scribe's data recording prowess will support easy
and effective referral systems.

LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES

Long-term care facilities support patients that have disabilities and ongoing
health conditions. In addition, these facilities support patient completion of
their daily activities in safety to enhance independence.

Nursing center, hospice, and assisted living home scribes’ processes support
primary care physician and specialist coordination. They submit all private
insurer, Medicaid, and Medicare data on time to ensure that all patients receive
care, prescription, and supplies on time.

PHARMACIES & TELEMEDICINE

Clinical labs are diagnostic centers. Diagnostic center medical scribe processes
support the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of patient health.

Telehealth scribes or telescribes update EHR in real-time, enhancing efficiency.
In addition, telescribes receive training on HIPAA-compliant document retrieval
and chart preparation.

OTHER ASPECTS OF THE MEDICAL SCRIBE COURSE

Labs

There are many lab types in medicine. They include complete blood count,
prothrombin time, basic and comprehensive metabolic panels. There is also the
lipid panel, liver panel, thyroid-stimulating hormone tests, and hemoglobin A1C
for diabetes conditions.

Last but not least, there is urinalysis and cultures. Medical scribes will learn
to identify abnormal lab tests but are not at liberty to report or diagnose the
patients.

Workflow

You will learn how to chart as per your health facility's preferences. Other
important topics in this module include keeping in step with the physician's
dictation, pre-charting, eliminating errors, and redundancies from notes for
cohesiveness.

The Clinical Impression

A clinical impression or assessment is a formulation of the patient's state by a
trained health practitioner. The physician will dictate an initial impression
after a full assessment. It is a concise paragraph noting the medical problems,
mental status, resources, and support system that a patient has.

Medical Coding

The medical coding scribe certification course will introduce you to diagnoses
codes such as the ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS Level II and their usage in different
states. You will also learn to bill for medical claims and risk adjustment
coding.

The Plan

This course will help medical scribes avoid any note-taking errors that may lead
to erroneous or poor-quality prescribing. In addition, it will enhance their
therapeutic objective, highlighting prowess and note-taking on drug therapy,
warnings, instructions, and therapy evaluation.

ACCREDITATION AND CERTIFICATION

ADVANCED CLINICAL MEDICAL SCRIBE ORGANIZATION, LEADERS IN MEDICAL SCRIBE ONLINE
TRAINING

Advanced Clinical Medical Scribe Organization was developed by physicians to
advance the next generation of medical scribes and pre-health students. ACMSO
provides the leading advanced medical scribe certification in the US.

ACMSO certifies medical scribes who meet professional standards by work
experience or certification coursework.

NAVIGATION

Medical Scribe

What is a scribe

Why become a scribe

How to be a scribe

Fundamentals of Scribing

Medical Scribe Training

Medical Scribe Certification

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