Physician Use of Electronic Health Records in Obesity Management. WMJ 2016 Jun;115(3):140-2
Date
07/23/2016Pubmed ID
27443090Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84973473556 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 2 CitationsAbstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess Wisconsin physician knowledge, attitudes, and practices in obesity management.
METHODS: The Wisconsin Medical Society distributed an e-mail survey to 12,372 members with questions on obesity causes, barriers to documentation, and training in obesity management.
RESULTS: A total of 590 surveys (4.7%) were completed. Physicians had an accurate fund of knowledge. Reasons given for failure to document obesity were lack of reimbursement, lack of effective treatment, and discomfort in discussing obesity. Only 14% of responding physicians were optimistic about their patients achieving sustained weight loss and only 7% believed they have been successful at treating obesity. Training was infrequent in obesity management.
CONCLUSIONS: Survey respondents indicated that additional training and effective tools would help treat obesity. Strategies should be developed that improve physician effectiveness in obesity management.
Author List
Morris GL 3rd, Chapman K, Nelson D, Fink J, Walker R, Cisler RAAuthors
Ron Cisler PhD Professor in the Health Informatics & Administration, Public Health department at University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeDavid A. Nelson PhD Professor in the Family Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAged
Electronic Health Records
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
Societies, Medical
Surveys and Questionnaires
Wisconsin
