Geospatial Monitoring of Body Mass Index: Use of Electronic Health Record Data Across Health Care Systems.

Geospatial Monitoring of Body Mass Index: Use of Electronic Health Record Data Across Health Care Systems. Public Health Rep. 2020 Feb 13;:33354920904078 Authors: Anthamatten P, Thomas DSK, Williford D, Barrow JC, Bol KA, Davidson AJ, Deakyne Davies SJ, Kraus EM, Tabano DC, Daley MF Abstract OBJECTIVES: The Colorado BMI Monitoring System was developed to assess geographic (ie, census tract) patterns of obesity prevalence rates among children and adults in the Denver-metropolitan region. This project also sought to assess the feasibility of a surveillance system that integrates data across multiple health care and governmental organizations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We extracted data on height and weight measures, obtained through routine clinical care, from electronic health records (EHRs) at multiple health care sites. We selected sites from 5 Denver health care systems and collected data from visits that occurred between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2015. We produced shaded maps showing observed obesity prevalence rates by census tract for various geographic regions across the Denver-metropolitan region. RESULTS: We identified clearly distinguishable areas by higher rates of obesity among children than among adults, with several pockets of lower body mass index. Patterns for adults were similar to patterns for children: the highest obesity prevalence rates were concentrated around the central part of the metropol...
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