Evaluation of an electronic health record-supported obesity management protocol implemented in a community health center: a cautionary note | Zendy

Jeremy Steglitz | Zendy; Deborah Edberg | Zendy; Mary Sommers | Zendy; Mary R. Talen | Zendy; Louise Thornton | Zendy; Bonnie Spring | Zendy

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Evaluation of an electronic health record-supported obesity management protocol implemented in a community health center: a cautionary note

Author(s) -

Jeremy Steglitz,

Deborah Edberg,

Mary Sommers,

Mary R. Talen,

Louise Thornton,

Bonnie Spring

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of the american medical informatics association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.614

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1527-974X

pISSN - 1067-5027

DOI - 10.1093/jamia/ocu034

Subject(s) - medicine , weight management , weight loss , obesity , protocol (science) , management of obesity , population , intervention (counseling) , health care , gerontology , family medicine , physical therapy , environmental health , alternative medicine , nursing , pathology , economics , economic growth

Primary care clinicians are well-positioned to intervene in the obesity epidemic. We studied whether implementation of an obesity intake protocol and electronic health record (EHR) form to guide behavior modification would facilitate identification and management of adult obesity in a Federally Qualified Health Center serving low-income, Hispanic patients.

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