Electronic Tools to Assist with Identification and Counseling for Overweight Patients: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Underdocumentation of Obesity by Medical Residents Highlights Challenges to Effective Obesity Care

“…As in previous studies , we found that documentation of obesity anywhere in the admission note was doubled for patients with obesity previously documented in the EHR problem list (80.0% vs. 41.3%). Because the inclusion of obesity in the patient's problem list enhances both its later recognition and the likelihood of referral for treatment, efforts to promote documentation of BMI and obesity at any encounter are likely to have a durable impact on attention to this disorder.…”

The content of diet and physical activity consultations with older adults in primary care

“…In addition, structural supports, such as electronic medical records with high levels of functionality – including alerts, counseling templates, and tracking features - can also enhance the delivery of prevention services (25, 26). Further, this study’s focus on the primary care provider visit is not intended to devalue the host of environmental, social, and interpersonal factors that are also influential in older adults’ engagement in health behaviors.…”

Insights from the POWER Practice-Based Weight Loss Trial: A Focus Group Study on the PCP’s Role in Weight Management

“…For example, PCPs' requested further integration of the coaching model into their practices, with enhanced communication with coaches. Prior studies 27 have also highlighted the need for support systems within practices that enable PCPs to provide timeefficient actionable counseling for patients, 28 especially integrated into electronic medical records. Based upon on our results, we can envision a wider dissemination of this telephone coach-delivered weight loss counseling model in which PCPs could receive and review progress reports in the EMR, with patient-specific actionable items they could use to improve counseling in patient visits.…”