Implementing pediatric growth charts into an electronic health record system.
Electronic health record (EHR) systems are increasingly being adopted in pediatric practices; however, requirements for integrated growth charts are poorly described and are not standardized in current systems. The authors integrated growth chart functionality into an EHR system being developed and installed in a multispecialty pediatric clinic in an academic medical center. During a three-year observation period, rates of electronically documented values for weight, stature, and head circumference increased from [...]
Author(s): Rosenbloom, S Trent, Qi, XiaoFeng, Riddle, William R, Russell, William E, DonLevy, Susan C, Giuse, Dario, Sedman, Aileen B, Spooner, S Andrew
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M1944