title: Physician Use of Electronic Health Records in Obesity Management.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess Wisconsin physician knowledge, attitudes, and practices in obesity management.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Wisconsin Medical Society distributed an e-mail survey to 12,372 members with questions on obesity causes, barriers to documentation, and training in obesity management.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 590 surveys (4.7%) were completed. Physicians had an accurate fund of knowledge. Reasons given for failure to document obesity were lack of reimbursement, lack of effective treatment, and discomfort in discussing obesity. Only 14% of responding physicians were optimistic about their patients achieving sustained weight loss and only 7% believed they have been successful at treating obesity. Training was infrequent in obesity management.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Survey respondents indicated that additional training and effective tools would help treat obesity. Strategies should be developed that improve physician effectiveness in obesity management.
authors.forename: George L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Kayla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.forename: Renee
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Ron A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Cisler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014922:Wisconsin