TeamHealth Buys PhysAssist Scribes

(RTTNews) - TeamHealth Holdings, Inc. (TMH) said Monday that it has acquired scribe company PhysAssist Scribes, Inc..

Based in Fort Worth, Texas, PhysAssist provides scribe services for more than 155 emergency departments in 22 states. Founded in 1995, PhysAssist was the nation's first scribe company.

PhysAssist will operate under its current leadership as a separate division of TeamHealth and will continue to serve its existing clients from the Fort Worth office while seeking new opportunities for growth throughout the U.S. The PhysAssist management team will provide leadership and oversight of TeamHealth's development of scribe services, providing support for TeamHealth's new and existing hospital partners throughout the country.