Childhood obesity diagnosis and management remains a challenge despite the use of electronic health records: A retrospective study.
Jean-Sébastien PaquetteLaurence ThéorêtLaurence VeilleuxJohann GrahamMarie-Pier ParadisNathalie ChamberlandGabrielle LanctôtPascale BreaultMathieu PelletierSamuel BoudreaultPublished in: Health science reports (2022)
This study shows that CO is still underdiagnosed in primary care, notwithstanding the use of EHR with integrated tools. This affects the quality of care. Moreover, even if CO were correctly diagnosed, its management remains incomplete. Knowledge translation by medical organizations plays an important role in addressing this problem.