The prevalence of obesity documentation in Primary Care Electronic Medical Records

Conclusion: Based on EHR documentation, obesity is under coded and generally not identified as a significant problem in primary care. Physicians are more likely to document obesity in the patient record for those with higher BMI scores who are morbidly obese. Moreover, physicians more frequently provide exercise than diet counseling for the documented obese....
Source: Applied Clinical Informatics - Category: Information Technology Source Type: research