The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice / American Board of Family Practice
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J Am Board Fam Pract · Nov 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyTemplate-guided versus undirected written medical documentation: a prospective, randomized trial in a family medicine residency clinic.
To compare a template-driven medical documentation system to undirected handwritten documentation and determine whether the template (1) decreases physician evaluation time, (2) increases gross billing, and (3) increases physician satisfaction with the documentation process. ⋯ The template medical documentation system compared with undirected written documentation produced a significantly higher bill for the visit, yielding no differences in evaluation time, and was overall positively received by the residents and faculty.