Effects of medical scribes on physician productivity in a Canadian emergency department: a pilot study

Department of Emergency Medicine (P. Graves), Queensway- Carleton Hospital; Faculty of Medicine (P. Graves, Minhas), University of Ottawa; Medical Scribes of Canada (P. Graves, S. Graves, Minhas, R.E. Lewinson), Ottawa, Ont.; Faculty of Health (R.E. Lewinson), York University, Toronto, Ont.; Cumming School of Medicine (Vallerand, R.T. Lewinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.

Department of Emergency Medicine (P. Graves), Queensway- Carleton Hospital; Faculty of Medicine (P. Graves, Minhas), University of Ottawa; Medical Scribes of Canada (P. Graves, S. Graves, Minhas, R.E. Lewinson), Ottawa, Ont.; Faculty of Health (R.E. Lewinson), York University, Toronto, Ont.; Cumming School of Medicine (Vallerand, R.T. Lewinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.

Department of Emergency Medicine (P. Graves), Queensway- Carleton Hospital; Faculty of Medicine (P. Graves, Minhas), University of Ottawa; Medical Scribes of Canada (P. Graves, S. Graves, Minhas, R.E. Lewinson), Ottawa, Ont.; Faculty of Health (R.E. Lewinson), York University, Toronto, Ont.; Cumming School of Medicine (Vallerand, R.T. Lewinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.

Department of Emergency Medicine (P. Graves), Queensway- Carleton Hospital; Faculty of Medicine (P. Graves, Minhas), University of Ottawa; Medical Scribes of Canada (P. Graves, S. Graves, Minhas, R.E. Lewinson), Ottawa, Ont.; Faculty of Health (R.E. Lewinson), York University, Toronto, Ont.; Cumming School of Medicine (Vallerand, R.T. Lewinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.

Department of Emergency Medicine (P. Graves), Queensway- Carleton Hospital; Faculty of Medicine (P. Graves, Minhas), University of Ottawa; Medical Scribes of Canada (P. Graves, S. Graves, Minhas, R.E. Lewinson), Ottawa, Ont.; Faculty of Health (R.E. Lewinson), York University, Toronto, Ont.; Cumming School of Medicine (Vallerand, R.T. Lewinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.

Department of Emergency Medicine (P. Graves), Queensway- Carleton Hospital; Faculty of Medicine (P. Graves, Minhas), University of Ottawa; Medical Scribes of Canada (P. Graves, S. Graves, Minhas, R.E. Lewinson), Ottawa, Ont.; Faculty of Health (R.E. Lewinson), York University, Toronto, Ont.; Cumming School of Medicine (Vallerand, R.T. Lewinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.