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Assessment Of Depression Screening In Women’S Primary Care Clinic, Susanna Gorton
Assessment Of Depression Screening In Women’S Primary Care Clinic, Susanna Gorton
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Purpose: The purpose of this practice inquiry project was to evaluate provider adherence to depression screening documentation in the ambulatory electronic health record (AEHR) before and after changing locations of the depression screening questions within the AEHR. Provider knowledge about depression screening and barriers related to depression screening were also examined.
Methods: A retrospective chart review was completed for patients seen for an annual exam by a physician provider in a women’s primary care clinic. Data collected included demographic data, co-morbid conditions, depression screen documentation (PHQ-2 & PHQ-9), and interventions documented. A questionnaire was sent to providers in the primary …
Retrospective Analysis Of Body Mass Index Screening And Obesity Counseling In A Primary Care Setting: Comparative Analysis Of Demographic Variables And Co-Morbidities, Christina Fisher Higdon
Retrospective Analysis Of Body Mass Index Screening And Obesity Counseling In A Primary Care Setting: Comparative Analysis Of Demographic Variables And Co-Morbidities, Christina Fisher Higdon
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Study Purpose: To assess obesity screening and counseling in patients at annual wellness exams in an urban primary care clinic. Specific aims of the study: determine percentage of patients with documented body mass index (BMI), ICD-9/ICD-10 diagnosis of overweight or obesity, documentation of education or a follow-up plan for weight management, follow-up visit for weight loss and documentation by provider, and comparative analysis of co-morbidities and demographic variables during well-exam visits.
Target Population and Measures: Adults over the age of 18 in an urban primary care clinic with a BMI greater than 25 kilograms (kg)/meters squared (m2). BMI screening and …