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Emily Laura Young1

  • 1Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA emily.l.young.cpnp@gmail.com.

Clinical Pediatrics
|April 17, 2015
PubMed

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Implementing an electronic health record (EHR) template and staff education significantly improved the diagnosis and treatment rates for overweight and obese children, enhancing pediatric obesity management.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Endocrinology
  • Health Informatics
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Childhood obesity is a growing public health concern.
  • Effective clinical strategies are needed to improve diagnosis and management.
  • Electronic Health Records (EHRs) offer potential for systematic interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of a guideline-based EHR template and staff education on diagnosing and treating overweight and obese children.
  • To assess improvements in the identification and management of pediatric obesity.

Main Methods:

  • A pediatric obesity evidence-based practice guideline was integrated into an EHR minitemplate.
  • Staff received education on current obesity guidelines.
  • The template was applied to EHR encounters for patients with body mass index (BMI) above the 85th percentile.

Main Results:

  • Diagnosis rates for overweight/obesity increased from 52% to 75% post-intervention.
  • Treatment rates for diagnosed patients rose from 86% to 96%.
  • The study reviewed 9701 patient charts over six months.

Conclusions:

  • EHR customization and targeted staff education effectively enhanced the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric overweight and obesity.
  • This approach demonstrates a successful method for improving clinical care for pediatric obesity.
Abstract

Keywords:
EHR customizationpediatric obesitypediatric obesity guidelinespediatric overweightquality improvementstaff education

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