Electronic Health Record Mid-Parental Height Auto-Calculator for Growth Assessment in Primary Care

This study sought to determine the feasibility and functionality of an electronic mid-parental height (MPH) auto-calculator in the clinical assessment of child growth in a pediatric primary care setting. Clinicians completed surveys for 62% of 6803 children (mean height 13 ± 7 percentile) with recorded parent heights. Collecting parent height data required <30 seconds in 91% of encounters. The MPH tool confirmed clinicians’ initial growth assessment in 79% of cases and changed it in 4%; the remainder did not use the tool. Clinicians who changed assessment were more likely (P < .0001) to pursue more comprehensive evaluation. The MPH tool was a quick, functional resource as a component of an electronic health record system in actual, busy, pediatric primary care practices.

Source: Clinical Pediatrics - September 12, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lipman, T. H., Cousounis, P., Grundmeier, R. W., Massey, J., Cucchiara, A. J., Stallings, V. A., Grimberg, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research