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An automated procedure logging system improves resident documentation compliance.

Thomas S Seufert¹, Patricia M Mitchell, Allison R Wilcox

¹Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. jeffrey.schneider@bmc.org

Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

|October 18, 2011

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An automated procedure logging (APL) system significantly increased the number of procedures logged by emergency medicine residents. This system also improved the completeness and accuracy of logged data, enhancing resident competency assessment.

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Health Informatics
Emergency Medicine

Background:

Accurate procedure logging is crucial for resident education and competency assessment in Emergency Medicine (EM).
Manual logging methods are often incomplete and inaccurate, posing challenges for evaluating resident performance.
Existing systems may not efficiently capture all procedures performed by residents.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the impact of an automated procedure logging (APL) system on the quantity of procedures logged by EM residents.
To assess changes in the completeness and accuracy of procedure logging after APL implementation.
To measure resident compliance with the new APL system.

Main Methods:

A before-and-after study design was employed at a large urban academic medical center.
An APL system was developed to extract procedure data from the electronic medical record (EMR).
Mean daily procedure logs were compared pre- and post-APL implementation using a two-sample t-test; completeness and accuracy were assessed via random sampling and Fisher's exact test.

Main Results:

The mean daily number of logged procedures increased by 168% post-APL (10.0 to 26.8, p < 0.001).
APL-logged procedures demonstrated significantly higher completeness (76% vs. 100%, p < 0.001) and accuracy (87% vs. 99%, p < 0.001).
Resident compliance was high, with 88% using APL for at least 90% of procedures, and only 4% of eligible procedures logged manually post-APL.

Conclusions:

Implementation of the APL system led to a substantial increase in the number of procedures logged by EM residents.
The APL system significantly improved the completeness and accuracy of procedure documentation.
This innovative APL system enhances the assessment of resident competencies, including Patient Care and Practice-Based Learning, as defined by the ACGME.