title: Use of an electronic medical record system to support primary care recommendations to prevent, identify, and manage childhood obesity.
abstract: Many primary care physicians are not providing care that is consistent with recommendations to prevent, to identify, and to manage childhood obesity. This report presents modifications made to the electronic medical record system of a large pediatric health care system, using a quality improvement approach, to support these recommendations and office system changes. Although it is possible to make practice changes secondary to electronic medical record system enhancements, challenges to development and implementation exist.
authors.affiliation: Nemours Health and Prevention Services, 252 Chapman Rd, Suite 200, Newark, DE 19702, USA. krattay@nemours.org
authors.forename: Karyl Thomas
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Rattay
authors.forename: Meena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramakrishnan
authors.forename: Aguida
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atkinson
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gilson
authors.forename: Vonna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Drayton
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D004582:Electronics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008499:Medical Records; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*