Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Acad Emerg Med
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Observational Study
Impact of Medical Scribes on Provider Efficiency in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
Today's emergency department (ED) providers spend a significant amount of time on medical record documentation, decreasing clinical productivity. One proposed solution is to utilize medical scribes who assist with documentation. We hypothesized that scribes would increase provider productivity and increase provider satisfaction without affecting patient experience or nursing satisfaction. ⋯ Medical scribes increased ED efficiency without decreasing patient satisfaction. Providers strongly favored the use of scribes, while nurses were indifferent. The next steps include a cost analysis of the scribe program.