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Missed Opportunities: Documentation And Referral Rates Among Children And Adults With Obesity, Heidi Walls, Christina Holt, Amy Haskins Phd, Williams Dexter
Missed Opportunities: Documentation And Referral Rates Among Children And Adults With Obesity, Heidi Walls, Christina Holt, Amy Haskins Phd, Williams Dexter
Journal of Maine Medical Center
Introduction: Our study reports rates of obesity documentation on the problem list (PL) and numbers of referrals to obesity medicine specialists and dietitians among pediatric and adult patients with obesity.
Methods: All pediatric and adult patients with obesity seen at 14 primary care clinics between 7/1/2017 and 6/30/2019 were evaluated for inclusion of obesity on the PL and referrals to obesity medicine specialists or dietitians.
Results: For children with BMI >95% for age, obesity was documented in 31.2%, and 12.5% received a referral. For adults with BMI >30, obesity was documented in 54.2%, and 8.4% received a referral. Significantly more …