Medical historian vs medical scribe

The differences between medical historians and medical scribes can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a medical historian and a medical scribe. Additionally, a medical scribe has an average salary of $30,045, which is higher than the $29,797 average annual salary of a medical historian.

The top three skills for a medical historian include vital signs, blood pressure and patients. The most important skills for a medical scribe are patients, medical terminology, and excellent organizational.

Medical historian vs medical scribe overview

	Medical Historian	Medical Scribe
Yearly salary	$29,797	$30,045
Hourly rate	$14.33	$14.44
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	69,585	80,035
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	12	12

Medical historian vs medical scribe salary

Medical historians and medical scribes have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Medical Historian	Medical Scribe
Average salary	$29,797	$30,045
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $38,000	Between $23,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Boston Medical Center
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between medical historian and medical scribe education

There are a few differences between a medical historian and a medical scribe in terms of educational background:

	Medical Historian	Medical Scribe
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Most common major	Health Care Administration	Biology
Most common college	-	-

Medical historian vs medical scribe demographics

Here are the differences between medical historians' and medical scribes' demographics:

	Medical Historian	Medical Scribe
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 20.1% Female, 79.9%	Male, 28.4% Female, 71.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 7.6% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 24.3% Asian, 9.7% White, 50.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between medical historian and medical scribe duties and responsibilities

Medical historian example responsibilities.

Adhere to OSHA guidelines while performing instrument sterilization in addition to managing medical inventory.
Reconcile the patients' electronic medical chart to reflect the current medication history.
Evaluate donor suitability, maintain compliance with FDA regulations and company polices.
Interview patients and applicants for worker compensation and personal injury clients in English/Spanish.
Serve as an executive member on departmental teams providing regulatory guidance and technical assistance on HIPAA privacy and security rules.
Perform routine laboratory procedures and diagnostic testing including ECG lead placement.

Medical scribe example responsibilities.

Manage sensitive and confidential materials such as patient health records following HIPAA regulations.
Adhere to OSHA guidelines while performing instrument sterilization in addition to managing medical inventory.
Rotate in internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, orthopedic surgery, and burn medicine departments
Transcribe patient orders including laboratory tests results, radiology test findings, medications, allergies.
Utilize PC and LIS to enter and retrieve patient data, includes verifying orders and retrieving results using HIPAA compliance.
Perform Phlebotomy procedures on patients.

Medical historian vs medical scribe skills

Common medical historian skills

Vital Signs, 19%
Blood Pressure, 18%
Patients, 16%
Blood Samples, 7%
Computer System, 6%
DIS, 5%

Common medical scribe skills

Patients, 18%
Medical Terminology, 17%
Excellent Organizational, 10%
Physician Assistants, 8%
Emergency Medicine, 6%
HIPAA, 4%