Procedure documentation in emergency medicine residencies: a time of change.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify the methods of procedure documentation (PD) used by emergency medicine residency programs and to ascertain the number of programs that are transitioning to a more advanced system.

Methods: All 122 ACGME-approved allopathic emergency medicine programs were contacted by telephone in December 2001. Survey information was obtained from the program director, an attending physician, a resident, or the residency coordinator.