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Patient Satisfaction Of Physician Assistants And Physicians In The Emergency Department, Brittany Geditz, Yu Guan, Lauren Lahr
Patient Satisfaction Of Physician Assistants And Physicians In The Emergency Department, Brittany Geditz, Yu Guan, Lauren Lahr
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Introduction: Emergency medicine has developed rapidly since the 1960s with an increasing need for providers due to the increasing number of presenting patients in the emergency department. Physician assistants have filled that gap; however, patient knowledge and subsequent patient satisfaction of emergency department physician assistants remains to be researched. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine and evaluate patient satisfaction after seeing a physician assistant and a physician in the emergency department. Patient knowledge of the role of a physician assistant in an emergency department setting was assessed, as well as the possible correlation between patient knowledge of …
The Impact Of An Implemented Scribe Program In Emergency Room Settings On Patient And Provider Satisfaction, Overall Patient Volume, And Emergency Room Cost Effectiveness, Kendra L. Kruger, Tara L. Tait
The Impact Of An Implemented Scribe Program In Emergency Room Settings On Patient And Provider Satisfaction, Overall Patient Volume, And Emergency Room Cost Effectiveness, Kendra L. Kruger, Tara L. Tait
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The purpose of the study is to evaluate medical scribe programs in emergency room settings as to their role, impact on patient satisfaction, patient volume, and cost-effectiveness, as well as their perceived value by emergency room medical providers through survey methods. This prospective, quantitative research study obtained information via surveys of Emergency Physicians Professional Association (EPPA) providers concerning the value emergency room providers placed on the function and role of scribes in emergency room settings. The data obtained from the surveys was analyzed using correlation and comparison of means. The results of the study indicated that emergency room providers thought …