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Using Your EHR to Improve Your Diagnosis and Follow Up of Obesity

Year Developed: 2023

Resource Type: Archived Webinar.

Primary Audience: C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.) Clinicians
Secondary Audience: Board of Directors Enabling Staff PCAs

Language(s): English

Developed by: Renaye James Healthcare Advisors (RJHA) (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: In this Renaye James Healthcare Advisors’ webinar, health center staff will learn tips for capturing the Body Mass Index (BMI) value, documenting a follow-up plan, capturing data, and reporting. The speakers will discuss the roles and responsibilities of care team members in the BMI documentation workflow, data capture, reporting, and best practices.

Resource Details: Speakers will share how to use BMI data to stratify risk and readiness for treatment; describe the role of EHR data development and implementation of campaigns; the impact of BMI on chronic disease and healthcare costs; use of the EHR in assessing social constructs as risk factors for obesity; describe the roles needed for team-based BMI management; and relay the social risk factors for BMI management.

Resource Topic: Clinical Issues, Emerging Issues, Special and Vulnerable Populations

Resource Subtopic: Diabetes, Policy and Advocacy, Quality Improvement, Quality Assurance, Telehealth Quality Assurance.

Keywords: Adolescents and Youth, Blacks/African Americans, Chronic Diseases and Care, Patient Education, Health Information Exchange (HIE), Hypertension, Pediatrics (Infants, Toddlers, and Children), Obesity, Patient Demographics, Physical Activity, Prevention, Team-Based Care.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.