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Virtual Medical Scribes

Give physicians their time back with real-time virtual scribes

OPX Global connects your providers with dedicated, HIPAA-certified virtual scribes who handle documentation live during patient visits — so your team can focus on care, not paperwork.

1–2 hours saved per provider/dayHIPAA-certified scribesWorks in your EHRBackup scribe coverage
Your Practice ROI

See what a virtual scribe is worth to your practice

Move the sliders to match your patient volume and watch the break-even point, monthly net, and time reclaimed update in real time. Estimates use national Medicare averages.

Break-Even Meter
See just 1 more patient a day and the scribe
has already paid for itself.
Extra patients / day +4 / day
Break-even
+4
Cost not covered Pure profit →
Net profit / month
Added income / year
across 20 days/mo
Hours saved / week
worth $— at $11/hr
Adjust your practice
Patients/day now18
Extra patients/day+4
Working days/mo20

Estimates use national Medicare averages — 99213 ($93) and 99214 ($134), blended $113.50/visit — and ~9 min of charting saved per note (12 → 3). Actual results vary by payer mix, specialty, and practice volume.

Today — no scribe
Patients per day
18
Visit revenue / month
vs
With OPX scribe
Patients per day
22
+4 patients
Visit revenue / month
What Our Scribes Provide

Real-time documentation support, built around your workflow

Documentation burnout is one of the leading causes of physician dissatisfaction — and it’s entirely preventable. OPX scribes join your encounters remotely, capture everything in real time, and have your notes ready before the visit ends.

Accurate Documentation

Your scribe listens live and enters detailed, structured notes directly into your EHR — using your preferred templates and terminology. Notes are ready for review at the end of each visit, not hours later.

Real-Time Assistance

Scribes work alongside providers via secure audio or video, capturing history, exam findings, assessment, and plan as the visit unfolds. No delays, no catch-up transcription, no missed details.

Streamlined Workflow

We adapt to your existing clinical workflow and documentation style — not the other way around. Whether you see 15 or 50 patients a day, your scribe keeps pace.

HIPAA Compliance

Every scribe is HIPAA-trained and certified, operating over secure, encrypted connections. Protected health information is handled with the highest standards of confidentiality.

Remote Collaboration

No hardware, no office space, no onboarding headaches. Your scribe connects securely from clinic, hospital, telehealth, or multi-site — and integrates into your existing setup.

Why OPX

Why practices choose OPX

Highly Skilled Scribes

Specialty-trained professionals, not general typists — selected for their knowledge of medical terminology, clinical workflows, and EHR proficiency across 15+ specialties.

  • Matched to your specialty & documentation style
  • Dedicated scribe for consistency and familiarity

HIPAA Compliant

Patient privacy is built into everything we do. All scribes are HIPAA-certified, use encrypted channels, and operate under strict, fully auditable access controls.

  • 100% HIPAA-certified team members
  • Secure, encrypted connection for every session

Pre-Trained & Examined

Every scribe completes rigorous training before their first shift — EHR navigation, documentation standards, specialty terminology — with a full assessment before placement.

  • Trained on Epic, Athena, eCW, Kareo, and more
  • Ongoing QA reviews to maintain quality

Unmatched Performance

We hold scribes to measurable standards. You’ll notice shorter days, cleaner notes, and faster chart closure — tracked by your dedicated account manager.

  • Average physician time savings of 1–2 hours/day
  • Regular performance reviews & feedback loops
A Partner You Can Count On

Inviting someone into your patient encounters is a big decision

That’s why every client is assigned a dedicated account manager who oversees the relationship, responds quickly to concerns, and keeps your scribe aligned with your evolving preferences. We handle onboarding end to end — from matching to EHR integration — so the transition is smooth and the results are immediate.

If your scribe is ever unavailable, we maintain trained backup scribes familiar with your practice — so there’s never a gap in coverage.
Getting Started

Getting started takes four simple steps

1

Tell Us About Your Practice

Share your specialty, patient volume, EHR system, and documentation preferences. The more we know upfront, the better we match your scribe.

2

Meet Your Matched Scribe Candidates

We present pre-vetted candidates who match your specialty and style. Interview them, review their background, and choose the right fit.

3

Onboard With Your Account Manager

Your account manager oversees full setup — EHR access, communication protocols, scheduling, and a trial period before you go live.

4

Start Your First Shift

Your scribe joins your next encounter and gets to work. Notes get done in real time, your day ends on time.

OPX vs. AI Scribe Tools

What you gain when you partner with OPX

See how OPX Virtual Scribes stack up against AI documentation tools across every dimension that matters to your practice.

Category AI Scribe Tools OPX Virtual Scribes
Accuracy & Quality AI hallucinations & omissions — every note requires physician review before signing Clinically trained scribes capture nuanced, context-aware documentation in real time
EHR Integration Limited to select platforms — deep customization requires costly add-ons Trained on Epic, Athena, eCW, Kareo & more — adapts to your system, not the other way around
Physician Experience No adaptive understanding — misses verbal nuance, physician style, and ambiguous speech Listens live, asks clarifying questions, and catches documentation gaps before the visit ends
Accountability & QA Physician bears the full review burden — errors slip through without thorough sign-off Dedicated QA oversight, feedback loops, and account manager monitoring on every account
Complex Encounters Accuracy drops significantly with multi-problem visits, pediatrics, and specialty care Specialty-matched scribes handle complex documentation across 15+ clinical specialties
“In every case evaluated, human notes scored higher than AI-generated ones — across accuracy, thoroughness, usefulness, organization, and comprehensiveness.” University of Washington, Department of Medicine — April 2026
Why It Matters

The real cost of choosing AI over human scribes

Note quality you can trust

AI tools produce acceptable notes in simple encounters — but none tested were consistently error-free. Common failures include omission of key findings, incorrect SOAP structure, and degraded accuracy as visit complexity increases.

  • Human notes score higher across all 5 quality domains
  • AI accuracy drops for pediatrics, specialists & complex cases

HIPAA liability is on you

The OCR maintains that covered providers are responsible for PHI breaches regardless of which vendor caused them. AI scribes process audio recordings of patient conversations on third-party servers — creating exposure most practices haven’t fully evaluated.

  • 276M+ patient records breached in 2024 alone
  • Average healthcare breach cost: $9.77 million

AI time savings are overstated

The largest real-world AI scribe study — 1,800 clinicians across 5 academic medical centers — found average savings of just 16 minutes per 8-hour shift. Only 32% of users adopted frequently enough to see any meaningful benefit.

  • 16 min/shift saved vs. hours claimed in AI marketing
  • Only 32% of users reached meaningful adoption rates

Human scribes drive real productivity

Prospective studies consistently show measurable RVU and throughput increases with human scribes. A national VA pilot found +25 RVUs per FTE in cardiology. An academic ED study found RVUs per hour rose 5.5% — statistically significant.

  • +5.5% RVUs/hour in prospective ED study (PMC4644023)
  • +25 RVUs/FTE in national VA cardiology pilot
Peer-Reviewed Evidence

Six studies directly comparing AI scribes to human scribes

Published between 2021–2026. All involve direct comparison or head-to-head evaluation of AI versus human documentation quality, productivity, or safety.

✓ Human scribes outperform
AI Scribe Tools Produce Lower Quality Medical Notes Compared to Human Clinicians
University of Washington, Dept. of Medicine  ·  April 2026
100%
of cases had human notes scoring higher than AI across all quality domains
+ Read full findings

A direct quality comparison of AI-generated versus human-generated clinical notes. In every case evaluated, human notes scored higher — in some cases by dramatic margins — across five domains: accuracy, thoroughness, usefulness, organization, and comprehensiveness. Authors concluded AI tools may help reduce documentation burden but consistently fall short of human note quality.

  • Human notes outperformed AI in 100% of evaluated cases
  • Gaps were most pronounced in accuracy and clinical thoroughness
  • Authors recommend physician oversight of all AI-generated notes
◆ AI lower in complex cases
Ambient AI Versus Human Scribes in the Emergency Department
ScienceDirect / Annals of Emergency Medicine  ·  November 2025
−1.89
lower PDQI-9 score for AI vs. human scribes in pediatric encounters
+ Read full findings

A quality improvement pilot of 710 visits (284 human scribe, 426 AI-assisted) in a busy emergency department. Blinded physicians scored notes using the validated PDQI-9 instrument. While adult patient scores were broadly similar, AI scribes scored measurably lower for pediatric patients, where documentation complexity and nuance are higher. Human scribes also contributed more total content to notes overall.

  • 710 visits evaluated — blinded physician scoring via PDQI-9
  • AI scribes statistically weaker for pediatric encounters
  • Human scribes contributed more note content in all encounter types
✓ Human scribes outperform
Evaluating Accuracy of AI Scribes for Primary Care: Competitive Analysis
PMC / NCBI — PMC12309782  ·  2024
6 of 6
AI scribe tools tested produced documentation errors across all evaluated encounters
+ Read full findings

Six commercially available AI scribe tools were evaluated against standardized primary care clinical encounters. None were consistently error-free. The most common failure types were omission of key clinical findings, deletion of relevant history, and incorrect SOAP note structure. Critically, accuracy degraded significantly as encounter length and complexity increased — precisely the conditions where physician practices need documentation most.

  • All 6 tools tested produced errors — none were consistently reliable
  • Most common errors: omission, deletion, and SOAP structure failures
  • Performance degraded with longer and more complex encounters
◆ AI savings modest vs. claims
AI Scribes Linked to Modest Reductions in EHR Use and Documentation Time
Mass General Brigham / ACDC Collaborative  ·  April 2026
16 min
saved per 8-hour shift — far below AI marketing claims
+ Read full findings

The largest real-world AI scribe study to date, covering 1,800 AI scribe users versus 6,770 control clinicians across five major academic medical centers. AI scribes produced an average time saving of just 16 minutes per 8-hour shift — far below the hours-per-day savings commonly advertised. The study also found no significant reduction in after-hours EHR time, and only 32% of users adopted the technology at the frequency required to experience any meaningful benefit.

  • 1,800 clinicians studied across 5 academic medical centers
  • Only 16 minutes saved per 8-hour shift on average
  • 68% of users failed to adopt at a rate producing measurable benefit
  • No significant reduction in after-hours EHR or "pajama time"
✓ Human scribes outperform
Impact of AI Scribes on Clinical Documentation: A Systematic Review
PMC / NCBI — PMC12193156  ·  2024–2025
8
studies reviewed — none showed AI matching human scribe reliability for complex cases
+ Read full findings

A rigorous Cochrane-method, PRISMA-guided systematic review of 8 published studies evaluating AI scribes across clinical settings. The review found that while AI tools show some promise in reducing administrative load, accuracy and consistency vary significantly by technology, model training data, and implementation context. The authors confirmed that human scribes remain the preferred option for complex encounters where real-time clinical judgment, adaptive questioning, and context-tracking are essential.

  • Cochrane-method review — highest standard of evidence synthesis
  • AI accuracy varies significantly by vendor and clinical setting
  • Human scribes preferred for all complex, specialty, and high-stakes encounters
  • Authors note most AI studies involved small samples limiting generalizability
✓ Human scribes outperform
Scribe Impacts on Provider Experience, Operations & Teaching in Academic Emergency Medicine
PMC / NCBI — PMC4644023  ·  Prospective Study
+5.5%
increase in RVUs per hour with human scribes — statistically significant
+ Read full findings

A prospective study measuring the real-world productivity impact of human scribes in an academic emergency medicine practice. RVUs per hour increased 5.5% and RVUs per patient increased 5.3% — both statistically significant results. Documentation time was substantially reduced and that time was redirected to direct patient care. Physician and patient satisfaction were both maintained or improved. No comparable prospective study of AI scribes has demonstrated equivalent per-encounter productivity gains.

  • +5.5% RVUs per hour — statistically significant prospective finding
  • +5.3% RVUs per patient encounter
  • Documentation time reduced and redirected to patient care
  • No AI scribe study matches these per-encounter productivity gains
FAQ

Virtual scribe questions, answered

How does a virtual scribe join my patient visits?
Your scribe connects via a secure, HIPAA-compliant audio or video link during each appointment. They enter notes into your EHR as the visit progresses, with documentation ready for your review before the patient leaves.
Which EHR systems do your scribes work with?
Our scribes are trained on all major platforms including Epic, Athena Health, eClinicalWorks, Kareo, DrChrono, and others. If you use a system not listed, we’ll confirm compatibility during your consultation.
What specialties do you support?
Scribes have experience across 15+ specialties including primary care, internal medicine, urgent care, orthopedics, behavioral health, and dermatology. We match scribes to providers based on specialty fit.
What happens if my scribe is unavailable?
Your account manager ensures continuity. We maintain backup scribes familiar with your practice so there’s no gap in your documentation support.
How quickly can I get started?
Most providers are matched and onboarded within 1–2 weeks. Your account manager handles the entire process and keeps you informed at every step.

Ready to reclaim your day?

Let an OPX virtual scribe handle the documentation while you focus on your patients.