Using Electronic Health Record Meta-Data to Identify Variation in Trainee Progress Note Writing Patterns: Opportunity to Enhance Systems-Based Care

•Surgery daily progress notes filed at variable times related to individual habits, author type, day-of-week, and service structure.•Notes are viewed by a wide range of multidisciplinary providers.•Notes filed earlier in the day have more views.•Resident physician underestimates the consumers of daily surgery progress notes.