The Impact of medical scribes on emergency physician diagnostic testing and diagnosis charting

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Authors

Lucas Nelson, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Medical Student
Brett R. Todd, Beaumont Health

Description

INTRODUCTION
Since the widespread adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs), medical scribes have been increasingly utilized in emergency department (ED) settings to offload the documentation burden of emergency physicians (EPs). Scribes have been shown to increase EP productivity and satisfaction; however, little is known about their effects on the EP’s diagnostic process. We aimed to assess what effect, if any, scribes have on EP diagnostic test ordering and their documentation of differential diagnoses.

Publication Date

5-2-2022

Keywords

Emergency Medicine, scribes, charting

Disciplines

Emergency Medicine

Recommended Citation

Nelson L, Todd BR. The Impact of medical scribes on emergency physician diagnostic testing and diagnosis charting. Poster presented at: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Embark Capstone Colloquium; 2022 May 2; Rochester Hills, MI.

Comments

The Embark Capstone Colloquium at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester Hills, MI, May 2, 2022.