

“This software worked right out of the box, and I’ve never seen anything like that.”ĭr. “I’ve seen so many physicians try different software products, but then they give up on it because a physician’s time is so valuable.” His outlook changed, however, when he realized iScribe would take very little effort to implement.

Zurfluh recalled, “One of our consultants… was explaining that he had seen this new technology that was a game-changer, in his opinion.” Although iScribe seemed able to address many of the productivity concerns for his staff, Zurfluh did have his doubts. He reported back to Joe Zurfluh, CEO of Pulmonary Associates, and shared his optimism about the impact the app could have on the practice. IScribe was initially introduced to Pulmonary Associates after one of the practice’s technologies consultants witnessed a demonstration of the software while abroad at a convention. After a seamless implementation of iScribe to their existing system, utilization of iScribe’s built-in speech-to-text tools and simple user interface contained those dictation costs to within $400. Physicians were instead opting to rely on dictation services, with some doctors requiring upwards of $1,400 in service every month. Pulmonary Associates uses Prime Suite from Greenway Health as their underlying EHR system but found that using Prime Suite presented some productivity issues for practice staff. The solution, iScribe, is a mobile EHR app that acts as a plug-in for existing EHR software.

Pulmonary Associates of Mobile, AL has integrated a new EHR documentation solution into their practice, leading to monthly savings of roughly $1,000 per physician.
