Background In the emergency department physicians are forced to distribute their time to
ensure that all admitted patients receive appropriate emergency care. Previous studies have …

Objective The study aims to determine if trained scribes in an A ustralian ED can assist
emergency physicians (EPs) to work with increased productivity. Methods This was a pilot …

Objective The present study aims to determine if a scribe in an Australian ED can assist
emergency physicians to work with increased productivity and to investigate when and …

The objective of this study is to estimate the annual number of occupational exposures to
influenza among healthcare workers that result from providing direct and supportive care to …

The increasing burden of documentation experienced by doctors threatens the efficiency in
EDs and increases the likelihood of documentation errors. Medical scribes afford the …

The need for teamwork and communication among emergency department (ED) staff is
central to excellent health care and of particular importance for the complex older adult (OA) …

Emergency departments (ED) act as primary patient access points for millions of people
seeking medical care. However, the sheer volume of patient arrivals and variability among …

Background Medication-related problems are an important cause of emergency department
(ED) visits, and medication errors are reported in up to 60% of ED patients. Procedures such …

This chapter focuses on the tension between complexity of caring practices and the
normative dimension of providing good care. The question we raise in this chapter is …

The article informs about decision fatigue in the emergency department (ED), and the effort
required in making choices, the fatigue associated with a depletion of our psychological …