An Assessment of Emergency Department Throughput and Provider Satisfaction after the Implementation of a Scribe Program

Table 1

Survey questions.

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(1) Do you think scribes are a valuable addition to this department?

(2) From a shift stand point, have you seen an increase in work production/work flow while working with a scribe?

(3) Before scribes, how many hours following your shift did you spend charting?

(4) With a scribe, how many hours following your shift did you spend charting?

(5) Does the use of a scribe increase the amount of time you spend with patients?

(6) Do you enjoy working with a scribe?

(7) Overall, does the use of scribes increase your workplace satisfaction?

(8) Does the use of a scribe increase your quality of life?

(9) Does the use of a scribe increase your level of focus at work?

(10) Does the use of a scribe decrease your level of stress at work?

(11) Does the use of a scribe decrease your level of stress at home?

(12) Will the use of scribes extend your career as a physician/PA/NP?

(13) Does the use of a scribe help you remember to ask the patient questions that you otherwise might have forgotten to ask?

(14) Please discuss your thoughts about the use of scribes in RAZ

(15) Please discuss your thoughts about the use of scribes in Core

(16) Please discuss your thoughts about the use of scribes in the Trauma Bay

(17) Please discuss your thoughts of the Scribe Program as a whole

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