Discordant Documentation of Obesity Body Mass Index and Obesity Diagnosis in Electronic Medical Records

Purpose: This study examined concordance between presence of obesity body mass index (BMI), defined as BMI ≥ 30, in the patient’s electronic medical record (EMR) and a documented diagnosis of obesity. Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of the EMR in a large health care system for a 1-ye...

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Main Authors: Jennifer T. Fink, George L. Morris III, Maharaj Singh, David A. Nelson, Renee E. Walker, Ron A. Cisler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aurora Health Care 2014-11-01
Series:Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews
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Online Access:http://digitalrepository.aurorahealthcare.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1037&context=jpcrr