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Using Scribes in the ED:

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Take note of these rules when considering what the scribe can actually record The wide spread adoption of electronic health records in the emergency department setting has led to an increase in the use of scribes to assist with documentation. In the ED, a scribe is a person who accompanies the doctor on each patient encounter to transcribe the doctor’s [...]
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