Strategies for improving physician documentation in the emergency department: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physician chart documentation can facilitate patient care decisions, reduce treatment errors, and inform health system planning and resource allocation activities. Although accurate and complete patient chart data supports quality and continuity of patient care, physician documentation often varies in terms of timeliness, legibility, clarity and completeness. While many educational and other approaches have been implemented in hospital settings, the extent to which these interventions can improve the quality of documentation in emergency departments (EDs) is unknown.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review to assess the effectiveness of approaches to improve ED physician documentation. Peer reviewed electronic databases, grey literature sources, and reference lis

SUBMITTER: Lorenzetti DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6297955 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature