Scribes in the Emergency Department

NCT ID: NCT01599910

Last Updated: 2017-01-05

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-10-31

Study Completion Date

2012-10-31

Brief Summary

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This study will evaluate the effect of scribes on an academic emergency department.

Detailed Description

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This study will be a prospective before-after study with washout period of various performance measures before and after the implementation of ED scribes. We will also collect survey data to measure physician satisfaction and patient perception of scribes.

Conditions

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Scribes in the Emergency Department

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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Scribes

Scribe

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All consecutive patients during the study period
* age \> 18 y/o

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients seen during the washout period
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Steven Horng, MD

Instructor of Emergency Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Steven Horng, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Other Identifiers

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ed-scribe

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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