Links and Resources

The following are informational links on the value of medical scribes from reputable third party sources:

• "Impact of Scribes on Performance Indicators in the Emergency Department" (pdf; 56KB)
  ACAD EMERG MED (www.aemj.org). May 2010, Vol. 17, No. 5.
• "Scribes Hold the Key to ED Efficiency"
  Emergency Physicians Monthly, September 16, 2009.
• Video: Rick Bukata on ED Scribes.
  Emergency Physicians Monthly
• "Hospital Improves ED Discharge Rate by Replacing Doctors with Scribes for EMR 'Secretarial Work'"
  Inside Electronic Medical Records, Vol. 1, Issue 3 - April 24, 2008 .
• "Strategy: Could You Use a Scribe?"
  Physicians Practice, April 2007
• "Expediting the ER Process: The Emergence of Emergency Room Scribe Programs,"
  The Journal of Young Investigators, 15:5, June 2007.
• "Scribes Keep The Record Straight"
  Star Tribune, March 2006.
• "The Era of the Scribe: Lightening the EP's Load"
  Emergency Medicine News, 26:2, February 2004.